Transesophageal echocardiographic features and management of retained intracardiac air in two patients after surgery. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Intracardiac residual air after open-heart surgery may carry a significant risk of embolization with associated morbidity and death. We hereby report two cases of retained intracardiac air detected in an unusual location with transesophageal echocardiography in the superior aspect of the left atrium after completion of standard air-evacuation procedures. Characteristic echocardiographic features and the impact on immediate management are described along with a review of the literature.

publication date

  • January 1, 1996

Research

keywords

  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal
  • Embolism, Air
  • Heart Diseases
  • Postoperative Complications

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0030090709

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/s0894-7317(96)90026-7

PubMed ID

  • 8849614

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 9

issue

  • 2