Herz
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Transesophageal echocardiography is an important diagnostic tool available to the critical care physician. Indications for the use of transesophageal echocardiography in the intensive care unite include: critical illness and circulatory shock, thoracic aortic dissection, pulmonary embolism and endocarditis. Probe insertion is easy and is successful in 98% of intensive care patients. ⋯ Right ventricular infarction: The transgastric view is usefull in detecting right ventricular wall motion abnormalities and dilatation. Hemodynamically significant right ventricular infarction occurs in the posterior wall, which makes the transesophageal approach ideal. We studied a group of 39 patients with right ventricular infarction.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)