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Impact of perioperative transesophageal echocardiography in aortic valve replacement.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18270194     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is currently being used routinely during aortic valve replacement (AVR). TEE provides information that can lead to modifications of anesthetic and surgical care that leads to improved outcome. Numerous studies have shown that modifications in therapy occur from 10% to more than 40% of cases. The impact of TEE can be divided among modifications of therapy before, during, and after cardiopulmonary bypass. Before cardiopulmonary bypass, TEE can provide prognostic information, optimize hemodynamics, and diagnose conditions that were not appreciated before surgery, including patient-prosthesis mismatch. TEE can guide and modify the placement of various bypass cannulae. After bypass, TEE verifies the surgical result, rules out left and right ventricular outflow tract obstruction, and assures stable hemodynamics. Although current guidelines state that aortic valve surgery is a class IIa indication for TEE use, the authors' experience suggests that TEE should be routinely used in AVR.
Authors:
Baqir Qizilbash; Pierre Couture; André Denault
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Seminars in cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia     Volume:  11     ISSN:  1089-2532     ISO Abbreviation:  Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth     Publication Date:  2007 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-02-13     Completed Date:  2008-06-03     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9807630     Medline TA:  Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  288-300     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, Montreal Heart Institute/ Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. rodriqiz@videotron.ca
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aortic Valve / surgery
Echocardiography, Transesophageal / methods*
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects*
Humans
Monitoring, Intraoperative / methods*
Postoperative Care / methods
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Preoperative Care / methods

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