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Transoesophageal Echocardiography: Clinical Assessment, Techniques and Procedures in Critical Care and ICU

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Transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE) was introduced into the operating room in the late 1980s as a tool for monitoring the left ventricle (LV) and for supporting the haemodynamic management of patients during general anaesthesia.

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Guarracino, F., Cariello, C. (2008). Transoesophageal Echocardiography: Clinical Assessment, Techniques and Procedures in Critical Care and ICU. In: Gullo, A. (eds) Anaesthesia, Pain, Intensive Care and Emergency A.P.I.C.E.. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-0773-4_2

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