Abstract:Echocardiography has been utilized perioperatively since the 1970s and many studies have been conducted to prove its efficacy. Epicardiac echocardiography (EE) is the modality of choice when transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is contraindicated or when aortic atherosclerosis is suspected. Perioperative TEE has shown to be an excellent tool in the operating room for assessment, diagnosis, surgical guidance, and outcome evaluation. Pediatric surgery has also shown better surgical outcomes for congenital dise… Show more
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