on March 9, 2024 at 12:14 PM

Interventional TEE

From: Smadar Kort

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Im interested to know who is performing TEE guided transcatheter interventions (LAAC, Mitral, Tricuspid, ASD/PFO) in your institutions (anesthesia vs cardiology). If done by cardiologist – who is placing the TEE probe (anesthesia vs cardiology). 

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1. Cardiology performs TEEs as well as places...
on March 18, 2024 at 8:19 AM

From: David Skolnick

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We have a small group of dedicated echo-boarded cardiologists who guide all the structural cases.

David Skolnick, MD

Saint Luke’s Hospital

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on March 14, 2024 at 1:47 PM

From: Franklin Schneider (Director, Vascular and Nuclear Laboratories)

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At our hospital we have a hybrid model.  5/6 interventional echocardiographers are cardiologists.  1/6 is a cardiac anesthesiologist.  All imagers have advanced echo training.  The imaging doc inserts the TEE probe, which is documented in the structural report.

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on March 13, 2024 at 10:07 AM

From: Roosha Parikh

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Cardiology started pushing for probe insertion for interventional TEE so we can get our complete RVU since 1/3 is inculved in probe insertion. Need to make sure to document in our report.

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on March 13, 2024 at 8:46 AM

From: Anna Fuji Rahimah

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In my institution, interventional TEE was performed by a cardiologist that has advanced echocardiography certification.

Both specialties are well capable of doing probe insertions, but mostly anesthesiologist did the insertion. We work as a team.

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on March 13, 2024 at 7:40 AM

From: Ifeoma Ugonabo

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Cardiology performs TEEs as well as places probes for transcatheter  procedures

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on March 12, 2024 at 7:46 PM

From: Carissa Lara (ACS)

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Anesthesia usually performs the TEE at my institution.

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on March 10, 2024 at 3:42 PM

From: Mounir F. Banoub

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In most cases , a dedicated cardiologist does the TEE for mitral clips and LAA
Anesthesia places the probes 60 % of time- especially if difficulty is encountered.

Anesthesia ( myself ) does TEE  for TAVRs done under GA and for Watchman's. I have done TEE for ASD device closures in children.
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on March 10, 2024 at 12:17 PM

From: Philip Andrew Gideon

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Cardiologist does intubation and procedure guidance.


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Banner University of Arizona Medical Center Phoenix

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on March 10, 2024 at 8:55 AM

From: Joshua Eric Levenson

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both cardiology and anesthesia are involved - when cardiology is doing the TEE for that day, cardiology places the probe. we share the days with cardiac anesthesia. sometimes, anesthesia helps us to place the probe when airway is small. 


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on March 10, 2024 at 8:21 AM

From: Yasmin Shamshuddin Hamirani

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Cardiology 

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