Iatrogenic oropharyngeal injury and hemorrhage requiring blood transfusions during insertion of transesophageal echocardiographic probes in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
Chakravarthy
Murali
M
D000368:Aged; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D009960:Oropharynx / Q000293:injuries*