TY - JOUR
T1 - Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiogram During Orthotopic Liver Transplantation
T2 - TEE to the Rescue!
AU - De Marchi, Lorenzo
AU - Lee, Janice
AU - Rawtani, Nina
AU - Nguyen, Vinh
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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Copyright:
Copyright 2018 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2018/6/1
Y1 - 2018/6/1
N2 - Supported by a growing number of studies and case reports in the literature, perioperative use of TEE in non-cardiac cases has significantly increased the past two decades. The utility of TEE in monitoring hemodynamic, and diagnosing causes of hypotension refractory to conventional therapy, have made it an almost indispensible tool during major surgeries, such liver transplantation. Despite this fact, compared to the adult population, there is a lack of an equivalent amount of literature on the perioperative use of TEE in pediatric cases. In our case we report the utilization of TEE during a pediatric liver transplant, to diagnose a post reperfusion suprahepatic anastomosis stricture. In this case, the cooperation of the anesthesia, the surgical, and the cardiology teams, helped in resolving the case, allowing a positive outcome for the patient. To our knowledge, this is the first case describing the use of TEE during a pediatric liver transplant.
AB - Supported by a growing number of studies and case reports in the literature, perioperative use of TEE in non-cardiac cases has significantly increased the past two decades. The utility of TEE in monitoring hemodynamic, and diagnosing causes of hypotension refractory to conventional therapy, have made it an almost indispensible tool during major surgeries, such liver transplantation. Despite this fact, compared to the adult population, there is a lack of an equivalent amount of literature on the perioperative use of TEE in pediatric cases. In our case we report the utilization of TEE during a pediatric liver transplant, to diagnose a post reperfusion suprahepatic anastomosis stricture. In this case, the cooperation of the anesthesia, the surgical, and the cardiology teams, helped in resolving the case, allowing a positive outcome for the patient. To our knowledge, this is the first case describing the use of TEE during a pediatric liver transplant.
KW - basic perioperative transesophageal echocardiograpy
KW - hemodynamic monitoring
KW - intraoperative assessment
KW - intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography
KW - noncardiac surgery
KW - pediatric liver transplant
KW - postoperative complications
KW - transesophageal echocardiography
KW - vascular complications
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U2 - 10.1177/1089253218757032
DO - 10.1177/1089253218757032
M3 - Article
C2 - 29424263
AN - SCOPUS:85041901470
SN - 1089-2532
VL - 22
SP - 146
EP - 149
JO - Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
JF - Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
IS - 2
ER -