Indications, Clinical Impact, and Complications of Critical Care Transesophageal Echocardiography: A Scoping Review.

Ross PragerJoshua BowdridgeMichael PratteJason ChengMatthew Df McInnesRobert T Arntfield

Published in: Journal of intensive care medicine (2022)

The use of ccTEE has been described for the diagnosis and management of a broad range of clinical problems. Overall, ccTEE was commonly reported to offer additional diagnostic yield beyond TTE with a low observed complication rate. Additional high quality ccTEE studies will permit stronger conclusions and a more precise understanding of the trends observed in this scoping review.

Keyphrases

mental health
left ventricular
computed tomography
pulmonary hypertension
risk factors
left atrial appendage
heart failure