Key result
Transesophageal echocardiography serves as a valuable imaging tool in intensive medicine for evaluating cardiovascular diseases, particularly for areas inaccessible to conventional echocardiography.
Why the study?
What are the main indications for transesophageal echocardiography in intensive care patients?
Systematic Review
What are the main indications for transesophageal echocardiography in intensive care patients?
This review outlines the main indications for transesophageal echocardiography in intensive care patients, highlighting its utility over conventional echocardiography for certain inaccessible areas of the heart.
Supports TEE consideration in ICU when transthoracic imaging is limited; extends systematic evidence on its specific indications in critical care.
Transesophageal echocardiography is one of the techniques used daily for the study of almost all cardiovascular diseases, being an interesting tool in intensive medicine thanks to the contribution of better images and reaching certain areas of the heart that are inaccessible to conventional echocardiography. In some countries, transesophageal echocardiography is a rare technique, so some doctors are not familiar with it. This paper aims to briefly review the main indications of this study.
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Jesus et al. (2017) conducted a systematic review in Cardiovascular diseases in intensive care. Transesophageal echocardiography was evaluated. Transesophageal echocardiography serves as a valuable imaging tool in intensive medicine for evaluating cardiovascular diseases, particularly for areas inaccessible to conventional echocardiography.
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