By Michael Vlessides
Vancouver, British Columbia—The standard of care in cardiac surgery, intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), is safe, according to researchers. A recent review found an overall complication rate of 1.4% related to the imaging and diagnostic technique. It also pinpointed several significant risk factors for complications.
“The use of transesophageal echocardiography is ubiquitous in cardiac surgical practice,” said Razvan Purza, MD, who