Rebellion21: 5 Reasons You Need TEE via Haney Mallemat, MD

In this 11-minute lecture from Rebellion in EM 2021, Dr. Haney Mallemat, MD discusses the limitations for transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and the benefits of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE).

Haney Mallemat, MD
Emergency Medicine/Critical Care
Associate Professor
Cooper University Health Care
Twitter: @CriticalCareNow

Objectives

1. Discuss the limitations of TTE in cardiac arrest
2. Review the benefits of TEE in cardiac arrest

Why TEE > TTE in Cardiac Arrest:

1. Image Quality Better
2. Find Reversible Causes
3. More Time on the Chest
4. Improve Compression Quality
5. Procedural Guidance

Post Peer Reviewed By: Salim R. Rezaie, MD (Twitter: @srrezaie)