Compression of the pulmonary artery during transesophageal echocardiography in a pediatric cardiac patient.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Hemodynamic compromise caused by the insertion of the probe for transesophageal echocardiography in a patient with severe stenosis of the main pulmonary artery is reported for the first time. The first symptom of the impending problem was a rapid decrease of end-tidal CO(2).
Medical subject headings
- Cardiac Surgical Procedures
- Echocardiography, Transesophageal
- Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
- Pulmonary Artery