The Quality and Safety of Sedation and Monitoring in Adults Undergoing Nonoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography

• Published in: The American journal of cardiology Vol. 194; pp. 40 - 45
• Main Authors: Kersey, Cooper B., Lele, Abhijit V., Johnson, Matthew N., Pattock, Andrew M., Liu, Linda, Huang, Gary S., Kirkpatrick, James N., Mazimba, Sula, Jobarteh, Sulayman, Kwon, Younghoon
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.05.2023; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Abnormalities; Adult; Anesthesia; Anesthesiology; Apnea; Blood pressure; Body mass; Body mass index; Body size; Cardiology; Cardioversion; Documentation; Echocardiography; Echocardiography, Transesophageal - methods; Ejection fraction; Endocarditis; Fentanyl; Heart; Hemodynamics; Humans; Hypercapnia; Hypotension; Hypotension - epidemiology; Hypoxia; Medical personnel; Medical records; Pulmonary arteries; Pulmonary artery; Sleep disorders; Systolic pressure; Vasoactive agents; Vital signs

Sedation is an essential component of the transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) procedure for patient comfort. The use and the clinical implications of cardiologist-supervised (CARD-Sed) versus anesthesiologist-supervised sedation (ANES-Sed) are unknown. We reviewed nonoperative TEE records from a...