An elderly patient is in cardiac arrest, resuscitative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is performed to guide and optimize adequate compression location. During pulse check POCUS TEE mid esophageal long axis view shows ventricular fibrillation. Recognized immediately, the patient was shocked, achieving (albeit briefly), an organized rhythm. Fair et al found that pulse check durations with TEE were shorter than those with TTE or no ultrasound at al.
Resuscitative TEE | Ventricular Fibrillation | Mumin Mushtaq Ahmed Hakim MD & Nicole Leonard-Shiu MD | Bronx, NY
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