[Transesophageal echocardiography in critically ill patients--techniques, indications and possibilities].
TEE is one of the most versatile modalities for diagnosing and guiding treatment of critically ill patients due to its ease of use at patient bedside, the high quality imaging, the rapid availability of diagnostic information and its low complication rate (2.6%). Numerous studies habe shown a significant diagnostic (67%) and therapeutic (36%) impact on patient management in critically ill patients, particularly in cardiological and cardiosurgical populations.
Hüttemann
Egbert
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Klinik für Anästhesie und Intensivmedizin am Klinikum Worms. egbert.huettemann@klinikum-worms.de
Greim
Clemens-Alexander
CA
D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans