title: Role of transesophageal echocardiography in the management of pediatric patients with congenital heart disease.
abstract: Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) has become a critical diagnostic and perioperative management tool for patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) undergoing cardiac and noncardiac surgical procedures. This review highlights the role of TEE in routine management of pediatric cardiac patient population with focus on indications, views, applications and technological advances.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Stanford University, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Palo Alto, CA, USA. kkamra@stanford.edu
authors.forename: Komal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kamra
authors.forename: Isobel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Russell
authors.forename: Wanda C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Miller-Hance
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D000075202:Contraindications; D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000639:trends; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000379:methods; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011300:Preoperative Care; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative