Impact of Focused Intraoperative Transthoracic Echocardiography by Anaesthesiologists on Management in Hemodynamically Unstable High-Risk Noncardiac Surgery Patients. Issue 4 (August 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kratz, T.; Steinfeldt, T.; Exner, M.; Dell'Orto, M. C.; Timmesfeld, N.; Kratz, C.; Skrodzki, M.; Wulf, H.; Zoremba, M.
• Is Part Of: Survey of anesthesiology. Volume 61:Issue 4(2017)
• Publication Date: 2017-08
• Subjects: Anesthesiology -- Periodicals; 617.96
• DOI: 10.1097/01.sa.0000525646.40822.af
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0039-6206

Abstract

Abstract : (Abstracted from J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth, 31:602–609, 2017) Perioperative hemodynamic monitoring and intervention using transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) in high- risk surgery patients can decrease the rates of adverse events, morbidity, and mortality; however, evidence regarding its benefits is required. This prospective interventional study aimed at evaluating the efficacy of intraoperative TTE to alter patient management in high-risk and extensively monitored surgical patients susceptible to hemodynamic instability.