Infections and outcomes after cardiac surgery-The impact of outbreaks traced to transesophageal echocardiography probes.
Edda VesteinsdottirKristjan Orri HelgasonKristinn Orn SverrissonOlafur GudlaugssonSigurbergur KarasonPublished in: Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica (2019)
The intraoperative use of surface damaged TEE probes caused two serious infection outbreaks in patients after cardiac surgery. TEE probes need careful visual inspection during decontamination and probe sheaths are recommended.
Keyphrases
- living cells
- small molecule
- end stage renal disease
- fluorescence imaging
- single molecule
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- fluorescent probe
- computed tomography
- left ventricular
- pulmonary hypertension
- peritoneal dialysis
- patients undergoing
- type diabetes
- infectious diseases
- heart failure
- skeletal muscle
- patient reported outcomes
- left atrial appendage