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 - 08/06/20
Doi : 10.1016/j.echo.2020.04.008
Alina Nicoara, MD, FASE a, ⁎ 
: Chair, Yasdet Maldonado, MD, MMM b, Smadar Kort, MD, FASE c, Madhav Swaminathan, MD, FASE a, G. Burkhard Mackensen, MD, PhD, FASE d
: Chair, Yasdet Maldonado, MD, MMM b, Smadar Kort, MD, FASE c, Madhav Swaminathan, MD, FASE a, G. Burkhard Mackensen, MD, PhD, FASE d a Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
b Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
c Stony Brook Heart Institute, Stony Brook, New York
d University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
∗Reprint requests: Alina Nicoara, MD, FASE, Duke University Medical Center, Anesthesiology, Box 3094, DUMC Box 3094, Durham, NC 27710.Duke University Medical CenterAnesthesiologyBox 3094DUMC Box 3094DurhamNC27710
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Highlights |
• | 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. |
Keywords : COVID-19, Patient, Protection, Perioperative, Periprocedural
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| Notice and Disclaimer: This statement reflects recommendations based on expert opinion, national guidelines, and available evidence. Our knowledge with regard to COVID-19 continues to evolve, as do our institutional protocols for dealing with invasive and noninvasive procedures and practice of personal protective equipment. Readers are urged to follow national guidelines and their institutional recommendations regarding best practices to protect their patients and themselves. These reports are made available by the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) as a courtesy reference source for its members. The reports contain recommendations only and should not be used as the sole basis to make medical practice decisions or for disciplinary action against any employee. The statements and recommendations contained in these reports are primarily based on the opinions of experts, rather than on scientifically verified data. ASE makes no express or implied warranties regarding the completeness or accuracy of the information in these reports, including the warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall ASE be liable to you, your patients, or any other third parties for any decision made or action taken by you or such other parties in reliance on this information. Nor does your use of this information constitute the offering of medical advice by ASE or create any physician-patient relationship between ASE and your patients or anyone else. |
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| Conflicts of interest: None. |
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P. 666-669 - juin 2020 Retour au numéro
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