Table 6 Studies describing the utility of emergency department resuscitative transesophageal echocardiography
Study | N | Population | Complications (N) | Change in diagnostic clarity (%) | Change in management (%) | Survival to hospital discharge (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
This study | 25 | Cardiac arrest, post-arrest, shock | 2 | 76 | 76 | 32 |
Teran [3] | 33 | Out of hospital cardiac arrest | 0 | 33 | 97 | 12 |
Cetena [16] | 19 | Out of hospital cardiac arrest | 0 | NR | NR | 5 |
Jelic [1] | 1 | Cardiac arrest | NR | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Fair [17] | 10 | ECMO guidance | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Arntfield [2] | 54 | Cardiac arrest, shock | 0 | 78 | 67 | NR |
Giraud [18] | 1 | Cardiac arrest | NR | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Arntfield [19] | 1 | Cardiac arrest | NR | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Blaivas [5] | 6 | Cardiac arrest, shock | NR | 100 | 100 | 67 |