TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparison of intraoperative transesophageal echocardiographic examinations with the operative findings
T2 - Prospective review of 1918 cases
AU - Chaliki, H. P.
AU - Click, R. L.
AU - Abel, M. D.
PY - 1999/1/1
Y1 - 1999/1/1
N2 - The purpose of this study was to prospectively compare the intraoperative transesophageal echocardiographic (IOTEE) findings with the operative findings in 1918 consecutive cardiac cases. Forty-eight discordant findings were found between the IOTEE and operative findings. Of the 48 discordant findings, most were related to valve pathology. Structural abnormalities that were missed by IOTEE included those of the aortic valve, 12 cases (25%), mitral valve, 13 cases (27%), and pulmonic and tricuspid valves, 5 cases (10%). Functional discrepancies occurred in 8% of cases. Overall, incidence of discrepant findings between IOTEE and operative findings was low (2.5%). This resulted in an alteration of the planned surgical procedure in a small number of cases (0.3%).
AB - The purpose of this study was to prospectively compare the intraoperative transesophageal echocardiographic (IOTEE) findings with the operative findings in 1918 consecutive cardiac cases. Forty-eight discordant findings were found between the IOTEE and operative findings. Of the 48 discordant findings, most were related to valve pathology. Structural abnormalities that were missed by IOTEE included those of the aortic valve, 12 cases (25%), mitral valve, 13 cases (27%), and pulmonic and tricuspid valves, 5 cases (10%). Functional discrepancies occurred in 8% of cases. Overall, incidence of discrepant findings between IOTEE and operative findings was low (2.5%). This resulted in an alteration of the planned surgical procedure in a small number of cases (0.3%).
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U2 - 10.1016/S0894-7317(99)70037-4
DO - 10.1016/S0894-7317(99)70037-4
M3 - Article
C2 - 10196500
AN - SCOPUS:0033048431
SN - 0894-7317
VL - 12
SP - 237
EP - 240
JO - Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
JF - Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
IS - 4
ER -