March 1, 2001Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
Intraoperative Echocardiography in Pediatric Heart Disease
Why the study?
Does intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography improve clinical outcomes in children undergoing repair of congenital cardiac defects?
Population
Children undergoing surgery for pediatric heart disease and congenital cardiac defects
Design
Review
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
May support intraoperative TEE in pediatric congenital repairs; leaves open need for randomized trials to confirm outcome benefits.
Structured PICO
Does intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography improve clinical outcomes in children undergoing repair of congenital cardiac defects?
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Population
Children undergoing surgery for pediatric heart disease and congenital cardiac defects
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Intervention
Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE)
Intraoperative TEE is an invaluable, safe, and effective diagnostic and monitoring tool during pediatric congenital cardiac repair.
Cite This Study
Aman Mahajan (2001) studied this question.