Anaes SAQs · Cardiac anaesthesia & cardiopulmonary bypass
The transoesophageal echocardiography in the cardiac surgery
Final SAQ — the pre-bypass (the baseline structure, the valve, the LV/RV, the thrombus, the PFO, the atheroma); the post-bypass (the surgical result, the function, the air, the RWMA); the diagnostic (the instability — the LV failure, the RV, the tamponade, the hypovolaemia).
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Prompt
Describe the role of the transoesophageal echocardiography (the TEE) in the cardiac surgery, including the pre- and post-bypass examinations and the diagnostic role in the hemodynamic instability.
Question
Describe the role of the transoesophageal echocardiography (the TEE) in the cardiac surgery, including the pre- and post-bypass examinations and the diagnostic role in the hemodynamic instability. (Question stem restated — the worked answers below carry the primary-source citations.)
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- [5]Fraile-Gutierrez V, et al. Transesophageal echocardiography: A comprehensive assessment of the critically ill patient. Medicina Intensiva, 2026.PMID 42020231