Predictive Value of Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography in Complete Atrioventricular Septal Defect

In complete atrioventricular septal defects, intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography did not show the same findings as that of follow-up transthoracic echocardiography in some cases. However, this discrepancy is not so great as to require reoperation in early to midterm follow-up. Therefore, intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography may be used as tool to predict durability of surgical results and to decrease the incidence of reoperation in complete atrioventricular septal defects.