title: Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography.
abstract: A methodical, basic intraoperative transesophageal exam can be performed quickly by anesthesiologists trained in transesophagea1 echocardiography. This provides a wealth of information with minimal invasiveness that is useful for the anesthesiologist, surgeon, and internist involved in the patient's care. Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is particularly valuable in the intraoperative monitoring of ventricular volume, ischemia and evaluation of valve morphology. And, as TEE imaging improves it is rapidly replacing aortography as the gold standard in the rapid evaluation of aortic dissection.
authors.affiliation: University of California, San Francisco.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Adler
authors.affiliation: University of California, San Francisco.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Curry
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, Mills / Peninisula Medical Center, Burlingame, California.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Jewett