title: Intra-operative cardiac monitoring by trans-oesophageal Doppler is not risk free in surgical patients.
abstract: The advancement of medical technology and future improvements in public health will lead to surgeons operating on high risk patients. One of these advances is to use intra-operative trans-oesophageal Doppler (TOD) to optimise fluid management. TOD is known to be the most effective technique for intraoperative cardiac monitoring. We report a case of a potentially life threatening complication from intraoperative TOD monitoring.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Worthing Hospital, Worthing, West Sussex BN11 2DH, UK.
authors.forename: Muhammad Rafay Sameen
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Siddiqui
authors.forename: Muhammad Shafiq
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Sajid
authors.forename: Mirza Khurram
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Baig
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004939:Esophageal Perforation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors