| Transesophageal echocardiography utilization in high-volume liver transplantation centers in the United States. | |
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PMID: 18834818 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) during liver transplantation (LT) has been shown to be helpful in managing fluid therapy, monitoring myocardial function, and identifying intraoperative LT complications. The present study sought to investigate the current utilization of TEE by anesthesiologists during LT as well as issues of training and credentialing in this monitoring modality. DESIGN: A survey distributed by electronic mail. SETTING: LT centers in the United States in which more than 50 liver transplantation procedures were performed annually. PARTICIPANTS: Survey respondents were contact persons in the LT divisions of the anesthesiology department of selected centers. INTERVENTIONS: Data collection only. MEASUREMENT AND MAIN RESULTS: A total of 40 high-volume LT centers were identified, and survey responses were received from 30 of those. Among 217 anesthesiologists, 86% performed TEE in some or all LT cases. Most users performed a limited-scope examination, although some performed a comprehensive TEE examination during LT. Most users acquired their TEE skills informally. Only 12% of users were board certified to perform TEE, and only 1 center reported having a policy related to credentialing requirements for TEE. CONCLUSIONS: There is high utilization of intraoperative TEE by anesthesiologists to perform limited-scope examinations during LT cases. Training to perform such examinations is mostly informal, and credentialing processes are lacking. An opportunity exists to establish guidelines, training programs, and standards for quality assurance in the use of this valuable monitoring modality. |
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Authors:
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David B Wax; Antonio Torres; Corey Scher; Andrew B Leibowitz |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article Date: 2008-09-13 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia Volume: 22 ISSN: 1532-8422 ISO Abbreviation: J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. Publication Date: 2008 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-11-28 Completed Date: 2009-06-16 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9110208 Medline TA: J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 811-3 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Anesthesiology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA. david.wax@mssm.edu |
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Academic Medical Centers
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utilization Anesthesiology / trends Data Collection / methods Echocardiography, Transesophageal / trends, utilization* Hospitals / trends, utilization* Humans Liver Transplantation / trends, utilization* Monitoring, Intraoperative / methods, trends, utilization Transplantation / trends, utilization United States |
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