Anesthesia & Clinical Research
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-6148
ISSN: 2155-6148
Min C. Yoo
Tanzania
Review Article
The Advantages and Disadvantages of Perioperative Transesophageal
Echocardiography during Liver Transplantation
Author(s): Min C. Yoo, James M. West, James D. Eason and Jason M. Vanatta
Min C. Yoo, James M. West, James D. Eason and Jason M. Vanatta
In the last 50 years of liver transplantation there has been significant improvement in all aspects of the operation, and it has become the standard of care in the treatment of end stage liver disease. Perioperative hemodynamic monitoring during the transplant operation is critical and currently the pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) remains the gold standard for cardiovascular monitoring. Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), with the ability to visualize cardiac function and provide real-time feedback on the adequacy of intervention has had an increasing use in liver transplantation. The primary advantage of TEE is the ability to visualize cardiac function. Disadvantages of TEE include instrumentation cost, operator use, and familiarity with the information provided by the TEE. TEE provides a useful adjunct to PAC in intraoperative hemodynamic monitoring during liver transplantation,.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-6148.1000331