title: Transoesophageal echocardiography during orthotopic liver transplantation.
abstract: Despite the importance of haemodynamic management in patients undergoing liver transplantation, there is currently no consensus on the most appropriate type of monitoring to use. In this context, transoesophageal echocardiography can provide useful information to professionals, although their use constraints prevent further spread today.
authors.affiliation: Facultativo Especialista de Área, Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital General Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, España. Electronic address: acostamartinez.jesus@gmail.com.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Acosta Martínez
authors.affiliation: Facultativo Especialista de Área, Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital General Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, España.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: López-Herrera Rodríguez
authors.affiliation: Facultativo Especialista de Área, Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital General Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, España.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: González Rubio
authors.affiliation: Facultativo Especialista de Área, Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital General Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, España.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: López Romero
mesh_terms: D001811:Blood Volume Determination; D002407:Catheterization, Swan-Ganz; D000075204:Contraindications, Procedure; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D054092:Foramen Ovale, Patent / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006439:Hemodynamics; D020065:Hepatopulmonary Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000379:methods*; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D063177:Pulse Wave Analysis
keywords: Ecocardiografía transesofágica; Haemodynamic monitoring; Liver transplantation; Monitorización hemodinámica; Transoesophageal echocardiography; Trasplante hepático