Usefulness of transesophageal echocardiography to diagnose perioperative pulmonary embolism

• Published in: Journal of clinical anesthesia Vol. 17; no. 2; p. 146
• Main Authors: Rosenberger, Peter, Sherman, Stanton K, Weissmüller, Thomas, Eltzschig, Holger K
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia Elsevier Limited 15.02.2005
• Subjects: Pulmonary arteries

[...]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.