Guidelines for the Performance of a Comprehensive Intraoperative Epiaortic Ultrasonographic Examination: Recommendations of the American Society of Echocardiography and the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists; Endorsed by the Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1227-1235

  Glas, Kathryn E ^a   Swaminathan, Madhav ^b   Reeves, Scott T ^c   Shanewise, Jack S ^d   Rubenson, David ^e   Smith, Peter K ^b   Mathew, Joseph P ^b   Shernan, Stanton K ^f  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^e SCRIPPS CLINIC   (United States)

^f BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; ECHOGRAPHY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SURGEON; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

AORTA; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; THORACIC SURGERY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35648991318     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2007.09.001     Document Type: Review

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