Con: Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography Is Not of Utility in Patients at High Risk of Adverse Cardiac Events Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 110-111

  Collard, Charles D ^a  

^a ST LUKE S EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Noncardiac surgery; Outcomes; Risk factors; Transesophageal echocardiography; Vascular surgery

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DYSPHAGIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART DISEASE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART SURGERY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NONCARDIAC SURGERY; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PEROPERATIVE ECHOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; STOMACH INJURY; SURGERY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1242297099     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2003.10.032     Document Type: Article

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