Why the study?
Does intraoperative TEE detect significant residual lesions in pediatric patients undergoing cardiac surgery?
Population
2268 pediatric patients who underwent cardiac surgery, mean age 21 months (range 1 day to 14 years)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
predischarge
Authors
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Supports intraoperative TEE for detecting residual lesions in pediatric cardiac surgery; leaves open impact on outcomes pending prospective trials.
Does intraoperative TEE detect significant residual lesions in pediatric patients undergoing cardiac surgery?
Intraoperative TEE is highly valuable for detecting significant residual lesions requiring surgical revision during pediatric cardiac surgery.
Jijeh et al. (2015) studied this question.
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