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JOURNAL OF INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE
Volume 37, Issue 7, Pages 917-924Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/08850666211042522
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transesophageal echocardiography; critical care; echocardiography; shock; ultrasound; intensivist; emergency physician; cardiac arrest; intensive care unit; emergency department
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This study found that intensivist physicians and emergency physicians successfully performed transesophageal echocardiography on critically ill patients in a single center in the United States. The main indications included hemodynamic instability, cardiac arrest, and ECMO management, which provided valuable information for patient management with few complications.
Purpose: Data on the use of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) by intensivist physicians (IP) and emergency physicians (EP) are limited. This study aims to characterize the use of TEE by IPs and EPs in critically ill patients at a single center in the United States. Materials and Methods: Retrospective chart review of all critical care TEEs performed from January 1, 2016 to January 31, 2021. The personnel performing the exams, location of the exams, characteristics of exams, complications, and outcome of the patients were reviewed. Results: A total of 396 examinations was reviewed. TEE was performed by IPs (92%) and EPs (9%). The location of TEE included: intensive care unit (87%), emergency department (11%), and prehospital (2%) settings. The most common indications for TEE were: hemodynamic instability/shock (44%), cardiac arrest (23%), and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) facilitation, adjustment, or weaning (21%). The most common diagnosis based on TEE were: normal TEE (25%), left ventricular dysfunction (19%), and vasodilatory shock (15%). A management change resulted from 89% of exams performed. Complications occurred in 2% of critical care TEEs. Conclusion: TEE can be successfully performed by IPs and EPs on critically ill patients in multiple clinical settings. TEE frequently informed management changes with few complications.
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