The Implementation of a Preoperative Transthoracic Echocardiography Consult Service by Anesthesiologists

Sasha K. Shillcutt(University of Nebraska Medical Center), Daniel P. Walsh(University of Nebraska Medical Center), Walker R. Thomas(University of Nebraska Medical Center), Elizabeth Lyden(University of Nebraska Medical Center), Tara R. Brakke(University of Nebraska Medical Center), Sheila J. Ellis(University of Nebraska Medical Center), Steven J. Lisco(University of Nebraska Medical Center), Nicholas W. Markin(University of Nebraska Medical Center)
Anesthesia & Analgesia
June 21, 2017
10.1213/ane.0000000000002156
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Abstract

We describe a preoperative transthoracic echocardiography consult service led by anesthesiologists. The implementation process and the patient cohort are described. Preoperative transthoracic echocardiographic examinations were mostly performed in patients undergoing intermediate- or high-risk noncardiac surgery and in patients with a higher calculated mortality risk. All transthoracic echocardiographic examinations were interpreted by anesthesiologists.

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