Use of the monoplane intracardiac imaging probe in high-risk infants during congenital heart surgery |
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Authors: | Drinker Lisa R Camitta Michael G W Herlong James Rene Miller Stephen Lodge Andrew J Jaggers James Barker Piers C A |
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Institution: | The Duke Children's Heart Program, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA. |
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Abstract: | Imaging options are limited in high‐risk infants with small or abnormal oropharyngeal anatomy during congenital heart surgery. Methods: All cases in which the monoplane intracardiac echo probe was used for transesophageal intraoperative imaging over a 15‐month period at a single institution were reviewed. Results: Eleven patients underwent intraoperative imaging using the intracardiac probe. Patient weight ranged from 1.96 kg to 4 kg. Adequate images of the anatomy relevant to the surgical repair were obtained in all cases. No adverse events related to probe use occurred. Conclusion: Transesophageal echocardiography using the monoplane intracardiac echo probe provides safe and effective imaging in patients who are not candidates for standard transesophageal echocardiography. |
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Keywords: | transesophageal echocardiography intracardiac echocardiography congenital heart surgery |
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