Rev Esp Cardiol
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It's well known the utility of transesophageal echocardiography in the evaluation of cardiological patients that are critically ill. However, there is less experience about this usefulness in non-cardiological critically ill patients. ⋯ Transesophageal echocardiography can be safely performed and has a definite role in the diagnosis (showing sometimes non-suspected abnormalities) and management of non-cardiological critically ill patients.