This review outlines the evidence, training, and structural requirements for establishing an anesthetist-delivered perioperative transesophageal echocardiography service in pediatric cardiac surgery.
Anesthetist-delivered perioperative TEE in pediatric cardiac surgery warrants structured training protocols; leaves open prospective validation of safety and outcomes.
This article reviews the evidence for anesthetist-delivered perioperative transesophageal echocardiography for children undergoing cardiac surgery. It addresses the additional issues of training, developing practice, accreditation, and the requirement for collaboration with pediatric cardiologists, surgeons and other members of the perioperative team. Finally an overview of the potential structure of an anesthetist-delivered perioperative transesophageal echocardiography service is presented.
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