Cardiac ultrasonography, in particular transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) provides
high-quality real-time images of the beating heart and mediastinal structures. The addition of …

Expeditious and accurate diagnosis in the trauma patient is crucial for survival. Appropriate
interventions (medical and surgical) are required, using highly skilled personnel in a trauma …

The point-of-care ultrasound exam has become an essential tool for hemodynamic
monitoring and resuscitation in the trauma bay as well as the intensive care unit …

Aortic and cardiac injury is commonly seen with severe chest trauma and contributes to the
morbidity and mortality of automobile accidents. Transesophageal echocardiography is …

monitoring and diagnosis of critical illness Page 1 Use of transesophageal and transthoracic
echocardiography for monitoring and diagnosis of critical illness David T. Porembka, DO, FCCM …

TEE has been used in the past 13 years to examine the heart and thoracic aorta, and
recently the clinical utility of TEE has greatly expanded to include its use in a variety of …

This prospective study sought to further define the role of transesophageal
echocardiography (TEE) in diagnosing thoracic aortic injury. We performed TEE …

Background: The goal of resuscitation is to correct the mismatch between oxygen delivery
and that of cellular demands. The pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) is frequently used to …

Blunt chest trauma can result in significant cardiothoracic injury, which can include cardiac
contusion, aortic injury, and myocardial valvular injury. Nineteen patients with no prior …

Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is superior to other imaging techniques for the
diagnosis of aortic trauma. It can accurately, rapidly, and safely diagnose life‐threatening …