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From: Hemodynamic assessment of critically ill patients using a miniaturized transesophageal echocardiography probe

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Difficulty of acquiring mTEE views. Difficulty of acquisition and image quality of three different transverse views obtained using the mTEE probe in 148 examinations of 55 patients with hemodynamic compromise. Difficulty of acquiring the views was rated by the ICU mTEE operator. ICU, intensive care unit; ME 4 chamber, mid-esophageal four chamber view; ME asc aortic SAX, mid-esophageal ascending aortic short axis view; mTEE, miniaturized trans-esophageal echocardiography; TG mid SAX, trans-gastric mid-esophageal short axis view.

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