title: Diagnostic usefulness and impact on management of transesophageal echocardiography in surgical intensive care units.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University Essen, Essen, Germany. bruchc@uni-münster.de
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bruch
authors.forename: Maurice
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Comber
authors.forename: Axel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schmermund
authors.forename: Holger
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Eggebrecht
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bartel
authors.forename: Raimund
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Erbel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D018579:Patient Selection; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity