Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgão oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology
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Comparative Study
[The contribution and usefulness of routine intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography in cardiac surgery. An analysis of 130 consecutive cases].
To assess the value of routine intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in unselected patients (P) undergoing cardiac surgery. ⋯ These data indicate that intraoperative TEE is useful in formulating the surgical plan and assessing immediate operative results as well as a guide to anesthetic procedures. Its high rentabillity in modifying the surgical and/or anesthetic plans lead us to believe that it must be used as a routine procedure in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.