Mollod M, Felner J M
Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA.
Am Heart J. 1996 Oct;132(4):841-9. doi: 10.1016/s0002-8703(96)90320-8.
TEE has been used in the past 13 years to examine the heart and thoracic aorta, and recently the clinical utility of TEE has greatly expanded to include its use in a variety of thoracic trauma injuries. We retrospectively reviewed the use of TEE in our institution from June 1994 to June 1995. Sixteen patients underwent TEE for a variety of indications, including traumatic aortic dissection, penetrating wounds to the precordium, retrieval of a foreign body, valvular trauma, and postoperative evaluation of cardiac repair. TEE affected patient treatment decisions in all of these cases. As a diagnostic modality and as a guide to specific therapy, TEE was safe, expedient, accurate, and highly valuable in the evaluation of patients with trauma to the heart or great vessels.
在过去13年中，经食管超声心动图（TEE）一直用于检查心脏和胸主动脉，最近TEE的临床应用范围已大幅扩展，包括用于各种胸部创伤损伤。我们回顾性分析了1994年6月至1995年6月期间我院TEE的使用情况。16例患者因各种适应证接受了TEE检查，包括创伤性主动脉夹层、心脏前区穿透伤、异物取出、瓣膜创伤以及心脏修复术后评估。在所有这些病例中，TEE都影响了患者的治疗决策。作为一种诊断方法和特定治疗的指导手段，TEE在评估心脏或大血管创伤患者时安全、便捷、准确且具有极高的价值。
