Safety of Transesophageal Echocardiography

Practice Guidelines for Sedation and Analgesia by Non-Anesthesiologists

2002 • 1,798 citations

Practice Guidelines for Sedation and Analgesia by Non-Anesthesiologists

1996 • 1,484 citations

Safety of transesophageal echocardiography. A multicenter survey of 10,419 examinations.

1991 • 819 citations

ACC/AHA/ASE 2003 Guideline Update for the Clinical Application of Echocardiography: Summary Article*1A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (ACC/AHA/ASE Committee to update the 1997 guidelines for the clinical application of echocardiography)

2003 • 596 citations

Practice Guidelines for Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography

2010 • 595 citations

Endoscopic complications. Results of the 1974 American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Survey

1976 • 594 citations

Endoscopic Complications

1976 • 474 citations

Prevention and Management of Gastroesophageal Varices and Variceal Hemorrhage in Cirrhosis

2007 • 444 citations

ACCF/ASE/ACEP/ASNC/SCAI/SCCT/SCMR 2007 Appropriateness Criteria for Transthoracic and Transesophageal Echocardiography⁎⁎Developed in accordance with the principles and methodology outlined by ACCF: Patel MR, Spertus JA, Brindis RG, Hendel RC, Douglas PS, Peterson E, Wolk MJ, Allen JM, Raskin IE. ACCF proposed method for evaluating the appropriateness of cardiovascular imaging. J Am Coll Cardiol 2005;46:1606-13 (1).

2007 • 378 citations

The Safety of Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography: A Case Series of 7,200 Cardiac Surgical Patients

2002 • 327 citations

ERCP-Related Perforations: Risk Factors and Management

2002 • 295 citations

Impact of Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography on Surgical Decisions in 12,566 Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

2008 • 259 citations

Noninvasive Monitoring of Cardiac Output in Critically Ill Patients Using Transesophageal Doppler

1998 • 245 citations

The validity of trans-esophageal Doppler ultrasonography as a measure of cardiac output in critically ill adults

2004 • 239 citations

Complications of Diagnostic Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

1990 • 230 citations

Draft APIC guideline for infection prevention and control in flexible endoscopy

1993 • 227 citations

Clinical Features of Complications From Transesophageal Echocardiography: A Single-Center Case Series of 10,000 Consecutive Examinations

2005 • 203 citations

Complications of endoscopy

2001 • 201 citations

The Use of Transesophageal Echocardiography for Preload Assessment in Critically Ill Patients

2000 • 197 citations

The Usefulness of Transesophageal Echocardiography During Intraoperative Cardiac Arrest in Noncardiac Surgery

2006 • 186 citations

APIC guideline for infection prevention and control in flexible endoscopy. Association for Professionals in Infection Control.

2000 • 185 citations

Cardiomyopathies: from genetics to the prospect of treatment

2001 • 180 citations

Evaluation of Transesophageal Echocardiography as a Diagnostic and Therapeutic Aid in a Critical Care Setting

1995 • 179 citations

Swallowing dysfunction after cardiac operations: Associated adverse outcomes and risk factors including intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography

1995 • 176 citations

Transesophageal echocardiography-related gastrointestinal complications in cardiac surgical patients

2005 • 173 citations

APIC guideline for infection prevention and control in flexible endoscopy

2000 • 160 citations

Transesophageal echocardiography in critically III patients

1990 • 157 citations

Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography: 5-Year Prospective Review of Impact on Surgical Management

2000 • 156 citations

Diagnostic Accuracy of Transesophageal Echocardiography During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

1997 • 155 citations

The Use of Transesophageal Echocardiography for Preload Assessment in Critically Ill Patients

2000 • 151 citations

ACCF/ASE/ACEP/ASNC/SCAI/SCCT/SCMR 2007 Appropriateness Criteria for Transthoracic and Transesophageal Echocardiography

2007 • 150 citations

Incidence of Complications in Pediatric Transesophageal Echocardiography: Experience in 1650 Cases

1999 • 150 citations

Critical Appraisal of Transesophageal Echocardiography: Limitations, Pitfalls, and Complications

1992 • 147 citations

Transesophageal echocardiography in critically ill patients*

2002 • 143 citations

Real-time intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography-how useful? experience of 5,016 cases

1998 • 141 citations

The Influence of Epiaortic Ultrasonography on Intraoperative Surgical Management in 6051 Cardiac Surgical Patients

2008 • 136 citations

Diagnostic accuracy and cost-effectiveness of contrast echocardiography on evaluation of cardiac function in technically very difficult patients in the intensive care unit

2002 • 135 citations

Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography: 5-Year Prospective Review of Impact on Surgical Management

2000 • 134 citations

Complications of Fiberoptic Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - Five Years' Experience in a Central Hospital

1987 • 132 citations

Transesophageal Echocardiography and its Potential for Esophageal Damage

1990 • 126 citations

Risk of dysphagia after transesophageal echocardiography during cardiac operations

2000 • 124 citations

Intraoperative Echocardiography for Evaluation of Congenital Heart Defects in Infants and Children

1992 • 112 citations

Transesophageal echocardiography in children with congenital heart disease: An initial experience

1990 • 111 citations

Esophageal Perforation

1989 • 110 citations

Transesophageal echocardiography in critically ill patients: Feasibility, safety, and impact on management

1994 • 105 citations

Diagnostic and therapeutic implications of transesophageal echocardiography in medical ICU patients with unexplained shock, hypoxemia, or suspected endocarditis

1996 • 100 citations

Utility of Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography in the Assessment of Residual Cardiac Defects

1998 • 99 citations

Efficacy of intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography in children with congenital heart disease

1989 • 98 citations

Transesophageal real-time echocardiography in infants and children with congenital heart disease

1991 • 94 citations

Complications of Transesophageal Echocardiography in Ambulatory Adult Patients: Analysis of 1500 Consecutive Examinations

1991 • 91 citations

Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography during liver transplantation

1996 • 91 citations

Usefulness of echocardiography in patients undergoing mitral valve surgery

1972 • 90 citations

Transesophageal Echocardiography

1994 • 89 citations

Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiographic Assessment of Vascular Anastomoses in Lung Transplantation

1997 • 87 citations

Hypopharynx Perforation by a Transesophageal Echocardiography Probe

1995 • 78 citations

A practical approach to a comprehensive epicardial and epiaortic echocardiographic examination

2003 • 76 citations

Review of Complications in a Series of Patients With Known Gastro-Esophageal Varices Undergoing Transesophageal Echocardiography

2009 • 73 citations

Gastroesophageal Perforation after Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography

1996 • 71 citations

Adverse Gastrointestinal Complications After Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Can Outcome Be Predicted from Preoperative Risk Factors?

2004 • 70 citations

Guidelines for Transesophageal Echocardiography in Children

1992 • 70 citations

Role of intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography during repair of congenital cardiac defects

1995 • 70 citations

Biplane Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography in Congenital Heart Disease

1995 • 68 citations

Effects of prolonged transesophageal echocardiographic imaging and probe manipulation on the esophagus—An echocardiographic-pathologic study

1991 • 67 citations

Oesophageal perforation at fibreoptic gastroscopy.

1981 • 65 citations

Oesophageal perforation following perioperative transoesophageal echocardiography

2000 • 59 citations

Endoscopic Evaluation of the Esophagus in Infants and Children Immediately Following Intraoperative Use of Transesophageal Echocardiography

1999 • 57 citations

Esophageal perforation during attempted endotracheal intubation

1979 • 55 citations

Indications and impact of postoperative transesophageal echocardiography in cardiac surgical patients

2001 • 54 citations

Gastrointestinal complications after cardiac surgery.

1993 • 51 citations

Mallory-Weiss Tear Complicating Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography in a Patient Undergoing Aortic Valve Replacement

1990 • 50 citations

Transesophageal echocardiography: State-of-the art and future directions

1992 • 48 citations

Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography in congenital heart surgery. The Texas Children's Hospital experience.

1996 • 45 citations

The Effect of Transesophageal Echocardiography on Ventilation in Small Infants Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

2000 • 44 citations

Rigid Laryngoscope-assisted Insertion of Transesophageal Echocardiography Probe Reduces Oropharyngeal Mucosal Injury in Anesthetized Patients

2008 • 44 citations

Oropharyngeal injury after transesophageal echocardiography

1994 • 44 citations

Proper probe size for pediatric transesophageal echocardiography

1993 • 43 citations

The safety of transesophageal echocardiography in the elderly

1993 • 43 citations

Upper Gastrointestinal Injuries Related to Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography: Index Case, Literature Review, Classification Proposal, and Call for a Registry

2006 • 43 citations

Chemical Burn Injury Secondary to Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography

2003 • 42 citations

A Nosocomial Outbreak ofLegionella pneumophilaCaused by Contaminated Transesophageal Echocardiography Probes

2003 • 42 citations

Massive Tongue Swelling as a Complication After Spinal Surgery

1996 • 41 citations

Low risk of gastroesophageal injury associated with transesophageal echocardiography during cardiac surgery

1993 • 37 citations

Unrecognized esophageal perforation in a neonate during transesophageal echocardiography

2001 • 36 citations

Impact of intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography in cardiac and thoracic aortic surgery: Experience in 1011 cases

2009 • 36 citations

Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography Using High Resolution Imaging in Infants and Children with Congenital Heart Disease

1993 • 35 citations

Transesophageal transgastric echocardiography in infants and children: The subcostal view equivalent

1995 • 35 citations

Incidence of sore throat and patient complaints after intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography during cardiac surgery

1992 • 35 citations

Transesophageal Echocardiography in Cardiac Surgical Emergencies

1995 • 33 citations

Transesophageal Echocardiography in Pediatric Patients: Preliminary Results

1991 • 32 citations

The effects of transesophageal echocardiography on hemodynamic variables in small infants undergoing cardiac surgery

2000 • 32 citations

Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) In The Critical Care Patient

2000 • 32 citations

Safety of transesophageal echocardiography in patients who are obese

2002 • 30 citations

Transesophageal echocardiography: not an innocuous procedure

2001 • 29 citations

[Complications of endoscopy of the upper gastrointestinal tract].

1987 • 28 citations

Recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy after cardiovascular surgery: Relationship to the placement of a transesophageal echocardiographic probe

1999 • 27 citations

Risk of dysphagia after transesophageal echocardiography

1991 • 26 citations

Placement of Nasogastric Tubes and Esophageal Stethoscopes in Patients with Documented Esophageal Varices

1988 • 26 citations

Acute Cardiovascular Complications of Endoscopy: Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics

1995 • 25 citations

Splenic laceration associated with transesophageal echocardiography

1998 • 24 citations

Epicardial echocardiography: diagnostic utility for evaluating aortic valve disease during coronary surgery

2003 • 23 citations

Esophageal Perforation After Transesophageal Echocardiogram

1999 • 23 citations

Usefulness of intraoperative epiaortic echocardiography to resolve discrepancy between transthoracic and transesophageal measurements of aortic valve gradient — a case report

2003 • 22 citations

Massive gastrointestinal hemorrhage after transoesophageal echocardiography probe insertion

1998 • 21 citations

Splenic injury after intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography

2001 • 20 citations

Benzocaine-induced methemoglobinemia during transesophageal echocardiography.

2005 • 20 citations

Airway Obstruction Associated with Transesophageal Echocardiography in a Patient with a Giant Aortic Pseudoaneurysm

2002 • 19 citations

A Gastric Laceration After Transesophageal Echocardiography in a Patient Undergoing Aortic Valve Replacement

1995 • 19 citations

Case 2—2000 transesophageal echocardiography—associated gastrointestinal trauma

2000 • 18 citations

The Assessment of the Proximal Left Pulmonary Artery by Transesophageal Echocardiography and Computed Tomography in Neonates and Infants: A Case Series

2001 • 17 citations

Late oesophageal perforation after intraoperative transoesophageal echocardiography

2002 • 17 citations

Airway obstruction by a transesophageal echocardiography probe in an adult patient with a dissecting aneurysm of the ascending aorta and arch

2000 • 17 citations

Airway Obstruction Associated with Transesophageal Echocardiography in a Patient with a Giant Aortic Pseudoaneurysm

2002 • 17 citations

Cardiac tamponade during transesophageal echocardiography in the patient of circumferential aortic dissection

1997 • 16 citations

Oesophagotracheal perforation after intraoperative transoesphageal echocardiography in cardiac surgery

2002 • 14 citations

Rupture of Aortic Dissection During Attempted Transesophageal Echocardiography

1996 • 13 citations

Emergency endoscopy for upper gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with coronary artery disease

2009 • 13 citations

Perforation de l'œsophage après échocardiographie transœsophagienne

1994 • 13 citations

A Gastric Laceration After Transesophageal Echocardiography in a Patient Undergoing Aortic Valve Replacement

1995 • 12 citations

Esophageal Overtube Facilitation of Transesophageal Echocardiography in Patients with Previously Difficult Esophageal Intubation

2007 • 12 citations

Buckling of transesophageal echocardiography probe: a pitfall at insertion in an anesthetized patient.

1993 • 12 citations

Substernal epicardial echocardiography: A recommended examination sequence and clinical evaluation in patients undergoing cardiac surgery

2004 • 11 citations

The Feasibility of Epicardial Echocardiography for Measuring Aortic Valve Area by the Continuity Equation

2008 • 11 citations

The anatomical location of the transesophageal echocardiographic transducer during a short-axis view of the left ventricle

1990 • 10 citations

Intracardiac Echocardiography in Congenital Heart Disease: Are We Ready to Begin the Fantastic Voyage?

2002 • 10 citations

[Swelling of the tongue after intraoperative monitoring by transesophageal echocardiography].

2001 • 10 citations

Transesophageal Echocardiography During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

1993 • 9 citations

Optimal Head Position During Transesophageal Echocardiographic Probe Insertion for Pediatric Patients Weighing Up to 10 kg

2009 • 9 citations

Dynamic Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction Complicating Bilateral Lung Transplantation

2002 • 8 citations

Esophageal mucosal tear from a transesophageal echocardiography probe despite preliminary assessment via esophagoscopy in a patient with esophageal disease

2004 • 7 citations

Intraoperative esophageal dilation for TEE probe placement in a patient with an undiagnosed esophageal stricture

2005 • 7 citations

Use of Transesophageal Echocardiography in a Patient With Zenker’s Diverticulum

2006 • 6 citations

Case 2-2000

2000 • 5 citations

Safety and complications of transesophageal echocardiography in children with congenital heart disease

1997 • 4 citations

Transesophageal Echocardiogram Causing Denture Dislodgement With Upper Airway Partial Obstruction

2009 • 3 citations

[Report on a partial necrosis of the tongue caused by an endotracheal tube (author's transl)].

1975 • 2 citations

Invited commentary

2004 • 1 citations

Deleted Work

1955 • 0 citations