Usefulness of transesophageal echocardiography to diagnose perioperative pulmonary embolism

[...]the authors state in their discussion that TEE should be considered for patients who suffer an intraoperative cardiac arrest as TEE is a sensitive diagnostic tool to identify thromboemboli.

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Published inJournal of clinical anesthesia Vol. 17; no. 2; p. 146
Main Authors Rosenberger, Peter, Sherman, Stanton K, Weissmüller, Thomas, Eltzschig, Holger K
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Philadelphia Elsevier Limited 15.02.2005
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Pulmonary arteries
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Summary:[...]the authors state in their discussion that TEE should be considered for patients who suffer an intraoperative cardiac arrest as TEE is a sensitive diagnostic tool to identify thromboemboli.
ISSN:0952-8180
1873-4529
DOI:10.1016/j.jclinane.2004.12.009;10.1016/j.jclinane.2003.02.007