Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography during surgery for congenital heart defects
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Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography during surgery for congenital heart defects.
OBJECTIVE This study was undertaken to further define the impact of intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography during surgery for congenital heart disease and to determine appropriate indications. METHODS The impact of transesophageal echocardiography on patient care was assessed in 1002 patients who underwent this procedure during surgery for congenital heart defects. It had major impac...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0022-5223
DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2002.125816