Early transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE) in cardiac arrest: a case study.
We describe a case of abrupt cardiac arrest in an 80 year old woman. Emergent transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE) helped clarify the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism, and guide management and ongoing resuscitation. This case highlights the utility of TOE in the peri-arrest setting and in the diagnosis of massive pulmonary embolism. TOE can also be useful in providing prognostic information and determining the choice of therapeutic drug treatment and vasopressor support.
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Intensive Care Unit, The Geelong Hospital, Geelong, Victoria.
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D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging