Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography

"providing a wealth of information on the conduct of TOE in the perioperative setting for a wide variety of pathologies and cardiac surgical procedures. In this role it is a powerful learning tool." Reviewed by: JH Rosser and GH Mills, Sheffield on behalf of British Journal of Anaesthesia, December 2015

• CONTENTSSECTION 1: PRINCIPLES AND THE NORMAL HEART1. Getting Started with Echocardiography: The Twenty Standard Views2. Principles and Physics: Principles of Ultrasound3. Principles and Physics: Principles of Doppler Ultrasound4. Principles and Physics: Equations to Remember (the Bernoulli Equation, Velocity-Time Integrals, and the Continuity Equation)5. Principles and Physics: Transducer Characteristics6. Principles and Physics: Imaging Artifacts and Pitfalls7. Normal Anatomy and Flow During the Complete Examination: Components of the Complete Examination8. Normal Anatomy and Flow During the Complete Examination: Epiaortic Imaging9. Normal Anatomy and Flow During the Complete Examination: Three-Dimensional Views: Replicating the Surgeon's View10. Normal Anatomy and Flow During the Complete Examination: Extracardiac Anatomy11. Quantitative and Semiquantitative Echocardiography: Dimensions and Flows12. Quantitative and Semiquantitative Echocardiography: Ventricular and Valvular PhysiologySECTION 2: UNDERSTANDING HOW TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY DEMONSTRATES CARDIOVASCULAR PATHOLOGY13. Myocardial Ischemia and Aortic Atherosclerosis14. Aortic Valve Anatomy and Embryology15. Mitral Valvular Disease16. Tricuspid Valvular Disease17. Pulmonic Valvular Disease18. Cardiomyopathies19. Aneurysms and Dissections20. Endocarditis21. Imaging of Cardiac Tumors and Solid and Gaseous Materials22. Intracardiac Devices, Catheters, and Cannulas23. Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pericardial Disease24. Adult Congenital Heart Disease25. Pulmonary Hypertension26. Recent AdvancesSECTION 3: MAINTAINING QUALITY OF PERIOPERATIVE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY27. Indications for Transesophageal Echocardiography28. Complications of Transesophageal Echocardiography29. Equipment, Infection Control, and SafetySECTION 4: OVERSIGHT AND ADMINISTRATION30. Training and Certification for Transesophageal Echocardiography31. Medical Insurance Claims, Compliance, and Reimbursement for Anesthesiology32. Regulatory, Legal, and Liability Issues Pertaining to Transesophageal Echocardiography