Focused Transesophageal Echocardiography by Emergency Physicians is Feasible and Clinically Influential: Observational Results from a Novel Ultrasound Program

From our analysis of a single-center experience, ED-based TEE showed a high degree of feasibility and clinical utility, with a diagnostic and therapeutic influence seen in the majority of cases. Focused TEE demonstrated strongest uptake among intubated patients with either undifferentiated shock or cardiac arrest.