Upper Gastrointestinal Injuries Related to Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography: Index Case, Literature Review, Classification Proposal, and Call for a Registry

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 379-384

  Augoustides, John G T ^a   Hosalkar, Hetal H ^a   Milas, Bonnie L ^a   Acker, Michael ^a   Savino, Joseph S ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

esophageal perforation; transesophageal echocardiography; upper gastrointestinal injuries

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM;

AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEBRIDEMENT; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM INJURY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MITRAL VALVE PROSTHESIS; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; MUSCLE FLAP; OPERATION DURATION; PLEURA EFFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL PATIENT; THORACOTOMY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

AGED; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PHARYNX; REGISTRIES; RUPTURE; STOMACH;

EID: 33747076689     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2005.10.011     Document Type: Article

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