Pro: The General Anesthesiologist Should Be Trained and Certified in Transesophageal Echocardiography

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 183-188

  Goldstein, Sheldon ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

anesthesiology; continuing education; geriatric assessment; heart arrest; intraoperative; kidney failure; monitoring; renal insufficiency; resuscitation; transesophageal echocardiography

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FILLING; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SHOCK; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 74449090470     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2009.09.008     Document Type: Note

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