"I need to reduce recovery time,
complications, and resources....
"I need to avoid fluid overload
during resuscitation...
"I need to see cardiac
filling and function...
"I need to know if it's tamponade
or desaturation...
"I need to get my critical
patients off vent faster...
so I use hemodynamic ultrasound."

Case Report: Diagnosing Tamponade Physiology Following an Orthotopic Heart Transplant Using a Miniaturized TEE probe

S. Elapavaluru, P. Linden, J. Rossi, S. Bailey, R. Moraca, W. McGregor, H. Hastings, R. Benza, S. Murali
Cardiovascular Institute, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh,PA, USA
Presented at the ISHLT 34th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions

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