Aortic Compression by Transesophageal Echocardiographic Probe in Infants and Children Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

Transesophageal Echocardiography in Critically Ill Acute Postoperative Infants: Comparison of AcuNav Intracardiac Echocardiographic and microTEE Miniaturized Transducers

“…The utility, limitations, 1-12 and complications [13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22] of standard equipment and protocols 23,24 for transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in patients with congenital heart disease have been well established. However, there remains a subset of the small and most critically ill infants in whom TEE is performed with either an intracardiac transducer or a miniaturized transesophageal transducer.…”

Compression of undiagnosed aberrant right subclavian artery during transesophageal echocardiography probe insertion

“…Use of TEE is considered a noninvasive procedure, but one should be aware of the problems that may arise because of its use, especially in the pediatric population. There have been reports of compression of normal mediastinal structures [2,3] as well as the anomalous ones. [4,5] Compression of the ARSA by TEE probe is an underreported complication in the literature.…”

Esophageal stethoscope: an old tool with a new role, detection of residual flow during video-assisted thoracoscopic patent ductus arteriosus closure

“…Laryngeal and esophageal damage are known to occur with placement of the transesophageal probe in adults [24]. In children, arrhythmias have been reported as have isolated cases of bronchial and vascular obstruction [25][26][27]. These complications occur infrequently and usually disappear with reduced anteflexion of the probe or by its removal.…”