The impact of perioperative transesophageal echoacardiogram done during cardiac surgery on how it effects the decision in surgical management (e.g. , change of operations performed on the patients. The cut-off timing of preoperative trans thoracic and/or transesophageal echocardiogram that should be done before undergoing a cardiac surgery. Cardiac surgery, perioperative transesophageal echocardiogram, preoperative transesophageal echocardiogram, preoperative transthoracic echocardiogram
Conditions
Interventions
Patients undergoing cardiac surgery with preoperative transthoracic and/or transophageal echocardiogram
Health Services Research
Cardiac surgery patients
Sponsors
Individual
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. All patients who have cardiac surgery at Siriraj Hospital with complete preoperative transthoracic and/or transesophageal echocardiogram, including urgency and emergency cases, 2. All patients who have cardiac surgery at Siriraj Hospital whose perioperative transesophageal echocardiograms were performed and interpreted by NBE certified(National Board of Echocardiography) and at least 2-year experience working in cardiovascular-thoracic anesthesia field., 3. Age equal or more than 18 years old.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who have complexed congenital heart disease., 2. Preoperative transthoracic or preoperative transesophageal echocardiogram is incomplete., 3. Patients who have contraindication for transesophageal echocardiogram.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Incidence of changing surgical management from perioperative transesophageal echocardiogram at the end of cardiac surgery Recording the surgical procedure that was purposed and the actual procedure being done in the patient and the pre and post operative esophageal echocardiogram | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Cut-off timing of preoperative transthoracia and/or transesophageal echocardiogram from the first day of preoperative transthoracic and/or transesophageal echocardiogram to the day of cardiac surgery Record the time for preoperative transesophageal and/or transthoracic echocardiogram on each patient | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactChanpitcha Sidfeldt
Faculty of medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol university
Outcome results
None listed