Abstract
Although multiple case reports have demonstrated the capability of transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE) to detect unsuspected cardiac pathology with important therapeutic implications, few studies have examined the effect of real-time interpretation of routine TOE on clinical management of a typical series of cardiac surgery patients. To assess the impact of intraoperative TOE on cardiac surgical management, we conducted a prospective observational study on 238 consecutive patients undergoing intraoperative TOE during adult cardiac surgery. Potentially important new diagnostic information was detected in 39 of 184 (21%) routine and in 53 of 54 requested TOE examinations, and led directly to different surgical procedures in 11 of 184 (6%) routine and in 12 of 54 (22%) requested TOE examinations. Our data suggests that intraoperative TOE may be a valuable tool in the routine management of adult cardiac surgical patients.
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