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What are the preferences for transesophageal echocardiogram versus pulmonary artery catheter among cardiovascular anesthesiologists?
What are the preferences for transesophageal echocardiogram versus pulmonary artery catheter among cardiovascular anesthesiologists?
Among cardiovascular anesthesiologists, pulmonary artery catheters remain more frequently used than transesophageal echocardiography during cardiac and vascular surgery.
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Indicates persistent PAC preference in practice; leaves open optimal monitoring choice pending comparative trials.
A survey of anesthesiologists found that pulmonary artery catheter monitoring is currently more frequently used compared with transesophageal echocardiography during cardiac and vascular surgery.
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Jacka et al. (2002) studied this question.
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