We have located links that may give you full text access.
Journal Article
Review
Transesophageal echocardiography-associated gastrointestinal injuries: systematic review and pooled rates of gastrointestinal injuries.
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) injuries are associated with transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) complications. We reviewed rates and various types of complications with GI injuries. A comprehensive literature search using five databases was conducted. Pooled rates were calculated for overall injuries, pooled GI complications, lacerations, and perforations with a 95% confidence interval (CI). A total of 26 studies involving 55,319 patients met inclusion criteria. The overall rate of adverse events was 0.51% (95% CI 0.3% to 0.7%). Bleeding was the most commonly reported adverse event, followed by dysphagia and lacerations. The highest rate of adverse events was observed in liver transplant patients (1.35%), followed by critically ill patients in the intensive care unit (1.1%), hospitalized patients (1.1%), patients undergoing intraoperative TEE (0.7%), and those undergoing cardiac procedures (0.67%). The pooled complication rate for bleeding was 0.17% (95% CI 0.1% to 0.3%), while odynophagia/dysphagia had a rate of 0.27% (95% CI -0.1% to 0.5%) and lacerations had a rate of 0.12% (95% CI -0.1% to 0.5%). A subgroup analysis comparing variceal and nonvariceal cohorts from three studies showed no significant difference in bleeding rates. Our study findings showed a low risk of esophageal injury in patients undergoing TEE.
Full text links
Related Resources
Get seemless 1-tap access through your institution/university
For the best experience, use the Read mobile app
All material on this website is protected by copyright, Copyright © 1994-2024 by WebMD LLC.
This website also contains material copyrighted by 3rd parties.
By using this service, you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy.
Your Privacy Choices
You can now claim free CME credits for this literature searchClaim now
Get seemless 1-tap access through your institution/university
For the best experience, use the Read mobile app