Practice guidelines for perioperative transesophageal echocardiography: Recommendations of the Indian association of cardiovascular thoracic anesthesiologists

Transoesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) is now an integral part of practice of cardiac anaesthesiology. Advances in instrumentation and the information that can be obtained from the TEE examination has proceeded at a breath-taking pace since the introduction of this technology in the early 1980s. Re...

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Main Authors: Kanchi Muralidhar, Deepak Tempe, Murali Chakravarthy, Naman Shastry, Poonam Malhotra Kapoor, Prabhat Tewari, Shrinivas V Gadhinglajkar, Yatin Mehta
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Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia
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Online Access:http://www.annals.in/article.asp?issn=0971-9784;year=2013;volume=16;issue=4;spage=268;epage=278;aulast=Muralidhar
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author Kanchi Muralidhar
Deepak Tempe
Murali Chakravarthy
Naman Shastry
Poonam Malhotra Kapoor
Prabhat Tewari
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Yatin Mehta
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description Transoesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) is now an integral part of practice of cardiac anaesthesiology. Advances in instrumentation and the information that can be obtained from the TEE examination has proceeded at a breath-taking pace since the introduction of this technology in the early 1980s. Recognizing the importance of TEE in the management of surgical patients, the American Societies of Anesthesiologists (ASA) and the Society of Cardiac Anesthesiologists, USA (SCA) published practice guidelines for the clinical application of perioperative TEE in 1996. On a similar pattern, Indian Association of Cardiac Anaesthesiologists (IACTA) has taken the task of putting forth guidelines for transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) to standardize practice across the country. This review assesses the risks and benefits of TEE for several indications or clinical scenarios. The indications for this review were drawn from common applications or anticipated uses as well as current clinical practice guidelines published by various society practicing Cardiac Anaesthesia and cardiology . Based on the input received, it was determined that the most important parts of the TEE examination could be displayed in a set of 20 cross sectional imaging planes. These 20 cross sections would provide also the format for digital acquisition and storage of a comprehensive TEE examination. Because variability exists in the precise anatomic orientation between the heart and the esophagus in individual patients, an attempt was made to provide specific criteria based on identifiable anatomic landmarks to improve the reproducibility and consistency of image acquisition for each of the standard cross sections.
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spelling doaj.art-7c6824c47d6b4438a167fa6d2c3beb892022-12-21T20:18:20ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsAnnals of Cardiac Anaesthesia0971-97842013-01-0116426827810.4103/0971-9784.119175Practice guidelines for perioperative transesophageal echocardiography: Recommendations of the Indian association of cardiovascular thoracic anesthesiologistsKanchi MuralidharDeepak TempeMurali ChakravarthyNaman ShastryPoonam Malhotra KapoorPrabhat TewariShrinivas V GadhinglajkarYatin MehtaTransoesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) is now an integral part of practice of cardiac anaesthesiology. Advances in instrumentation and the information that can be obtained from the TEE examination has proceeded at a breath-taking pace since the introduction of this technology in the early 1980s. Recognizing the importance of TEE in the management of surgical patients, the American Societies of Anesthesiologists (ASA) and the Society of Cardiac Anesthesiologists, USA (SCA) published practice guidelines for the clinical application of perioperative TEE in 1996. On a similar pattern, Indian Association of Cardiac Anaesthesiologists (IACTA) has taken the task of putting forth guidelines for transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) to standardize practice across the country. This review assesses the risks and benefits of TEE for several indications or clinical scenarios. The indications for this review were drawn from common applications or anticipated uses as well as current clinical practice guidelines published by various society practicing Cardiac Anaesthesia and cardiology . Based on the input received, it was determined that the most important parts of the TEE examination could be displayed in a set of 20 cross sectional imaging planes. These 20 cross sections would provide also the format for digital acquisition and storage of a comprehensive TEE examination. Because variability exists in the precise anatomic orientation between the heart and the esophagus in individual patients, an attempt was made to provide specific criteria based on identifiable anatomic landmarks to improve the reproducibility and consistency of image acquisition for each of the standard cross sections.http://www.annals.in/article.asp?issn=0971-9784;year=2013;volume=16;issue=4;spage=268;epage=278;aulast=MuralidharGuidelines; Perioperative; Transoesophageal echocardiogrphy
spellingShingle Kanchi Muralidhar
Deepak Tempe
Murali Chakravarthy
Naman Shastry
Poonam Malhotra Kapoor
Prabhat Tewari
Shrinivas V Gadhinglajkar
Yatin Mehta
Practice guidelines for perioperative transesophageal echocardiography: Recommendations of the Indian association of cardiovascular thoracic anesthesiologists
Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia
Guidelines; Perioperative; Transoesophageal echocardiogrphy
title Practice guidelines for perioperative transesophageal echocardiography: Recommendations of the Indian association of cardiovascular thoracic anesthesiologists
title_full Practice guidelines for perioperative transesophageal echocardiography: Recommendations of the Indian association of cardiovascular thoracic anesthesiologists
title_fullStr Practice guidelines for perioperative transesophageal echocardiography: Recommendations of the Indian association of cardiovascular thoracic anesthesiologists
title_full_unstemmed Practice guidelines for perioperative transesophageal echocardiography: Recommendations of the Indian association of cardiovascular thoracic anesthesiologists
title_short Practice guidelines for perioperative transesophageal echocardiography: Recommendations of the Indian association of cardiovascular thoracic anesthesiologists
title_sort practice guidelines for perioperative transesophageal echocardiography recommendations of the indian association of cardiovascular thoracic anesthesiologists
topic Guidelines; Perioperative; Transoesophageal echocardiogrphy
url http://www.annals.in/article.asp?issn=0971-9784;year=2013;volume=16;issue=4;spage=268;epage=278;aulast=Muralidhar
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