Department of Coronary Disease and Heart Failure, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Noninvasive Cardiovascular Laboratory, John Paul II Hospital, Kraków, Poland
Department of Congenital Heart Diseases, National Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
Kardiol Pol. 2020 Apr 24;78(4):357-363. doi: 10.33963/KP.15265. Epub 2020 Mar 30.
Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography may be required in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‑19), resulting in direct contact with the patient and risk of transmitting the infection from patients to medical personnel. Therefore, we recommend to perform problem‑oriented time‑limited transthoracic examinations. Whenever possible, examinations should be analyzed offline, outside the isolation zones. Transesophageal echocardiography is considered an aerosol‑generating procedure and should be performed only as a lifesaving procedure. Personnel should use appropriate personal protection equipment in the immediate vicinity of the patients in accordance with the relevant guidelines.
对于 2019 冠状病毒病（COVID-19）患者，可能需要进行经胸和经食管超声心动图检查，这会导致与患者的直接接触，并存在将感染从患者传播给医务人员的风险。因此，我们建议进行以问题为导向的限时经胸检查。只要有可能，就应在隔离区外对检查结果进行离线分析。经食管超声心动图被认为是一种产生气溶胶的程序，仅应作为救生程序进行。根据相关指南，在患者附近的人员应使用适当的个人防护设备。
