Critical Care Echocardiography: Look Before We TEE Off

[摘要] We read with enthusiasm the study by Garcia et al¹ published in CHEST (October 2017) describing the safety, feasibility, and clinical decisions made from advanced transesophageal echocardiographic studies performed by pulmonary and critical care fellows. We agree that both transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) and transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) are important tools in the intensivist’s armamentarium.² However, we worry that trainees and advocates for critical care echocardiography could be misled by the findings, particularly with respect to TEE’s clinical utility.

[学科分类] 呼吸医学