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| Title |
Transesophageal echocardiography in orthotopic liver transplantation: a comprehensive intraoperative monitoring tool
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| Published in |
The Ultrasound Journal, June 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13089-017-0067-y |
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| Authors |
Luigi Vetrugno, Federico Barbariol, Umberto Baccarani, Francesco Forfori, Giovanni Volpicelli, Giorgio Della Rocca |
| Abstract |
Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography is a minimally invasive monitoring tool that can provide real-time visual information on ventricular function and hemodynamic volume status in patients undergoing liver transplantation. The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases states that transesophageal echocardiography should be used in all liver transplant candidates in order to assess chamber sizes, hypertrophy, systolic and diastolic function, valvular function, and left ventricle outflow tract obstruction. However, intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography can be used to "visualize" other organs too; thanks to its proximity and access to multiple acoustic windows: liver, lung, spleen, and kidney. Although only limited scientific evidence exists promoting this comprehensive use, we describe the feasibility of TEE in the setting of liver transplantation: it is a highly valuable tool, not only as a cardiovascular monitoring, but also as a tool to evaluate lungs and pleural spaces, to assess hepatic vein blood flow and inferior vena cava anastomosis and patency, i.e., in cases of modified surgical techniques. The aim of this case series is to add our own experience of TEE as a comprehensive intraoperative monitoring tool in the field of orthotopic liver transplantation (and major liver resection) to the literature. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 16 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| Italy | 2 | 13% |
| Brazil | 2 | 13% |
| United States | 2 | 13% |
| Canada | 2 | 13% |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 6% |
| Russia | 1 | 6% |
| Ireland | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 5 | 31% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 11 | 69% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 4 | 25% |
| Scientists | 1 | 6% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 46 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| Unknown | 46 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Researcher | 6 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 11% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 5 | 11% |
| Other | 4 | 9% |
| Lecturer | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 7 | 15% |
| Unknown | 17 | 37% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 19 | 41% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 9% |
| Engineering | 2 | 4% |
| Psychology | 1 | 2% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 18 | 39% |