November 1, 1998Anesthesia & Analgesia
Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography for Pediatric Patients with Congenital Heart Disease
Population
Infants and children with congenital heart disease undergoing surgical repair
Design
Review
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Supports guideline-directed TEE use in pediatric CHD surgery; leaves open standardization of training and outcome validation.
Structured PICO
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Population
Infants and children with congenital heart disease undergoing surgical repair
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Intervention
Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE)
This review outlines the historical development, technical advancements, and clinical indications that have established intraoperative TEE as an essential tool for optimizing surgical outcomes in pediatric congenital heart disease.
Cite This Study
Russell et al. (1998) studied this question.