Specific Considerations for the Protection of Patients and Echocardiography Service Providers When Performing Perioperative or Periprocedural Transesophageal Echocardiography during the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak: Council on Perioperative Echocardiography Supplement to the Statement of the American Society of Echocardiography Endorsed by the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists

• TEE carries a high risk for SARS-CoV-2 spread. • TEE should be performed when clinical benefits outweigh the risks. • Proper handling and cleaning of equipment is critical. • Airborne precautions should be used in patients suspected or confirmed COVID-19.

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Publié dans:J Am Soc Echocardiogr
Auteurs principaux: Nicoara, Alina, Maldonado, Yasdet, Kort, Smadar, Swaminathan, Madhav, Mackensen, G. Burkhard
Format: Artigo
Langue:Inglês
Publié: Mosby-Year Book 2020
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Accès en ligne:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7151527/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32503703
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2020.04.008
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