Echocardiography in the operating theatre. Where does the air come from?

Authors

  • Rafael Lima Unidad de Anestesia cardiovascular. Hospital de Alta Especialidad “Centenario de la Revolución Mexicana”. Morelos. México
  • María Carolina Cabrera Schulmeyer Anestesiólogo ecocardiografista. Universidad de Valparaíso. Chile

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37615/retic.v1n2a15

Keywords:

perioperative echocardiogram, echocardiographic monitoring.

Abstract

The transesophageal echocardiogram (ETE) is an increasingly important tool in cardiac surgery. We present a case in which the ETE allowed the diagnosis and early treatment of a complication related to vascular accesses that could have been a problem for the intervention.

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Published

2018-08-31

How to Cite

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Lima R, Cabrera Schulmeyer MC. Echocardiography in the operating theatre. Where does the air come from?. Rev Ecocardiogr Pract Otras Tec Imag Card (RETIC) [Internet]. 2018 Aug. 31 [cited 2024 Nov. 24];1(2):63-4. Available from: https://imagenretic.org/RevEcocarPract/article/view/116

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