Buckling of the transoesophageal echocardiography probe: an unusual complication during conscious sedation

Eur J Echocardiogr. 2011 Jun;12(6):476. doi: 10.1093/ejechocard/jer035. Epub 2011 Apr 5.

Authors

Mads Jønsson Andersen¹, Christian Hassager, Daniel Steinbrüchel, Jacob Eifer Møller

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, Heart Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark. [email protected]

PMID: 21467091
DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jer035

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Atrial Fibrillation / diagnostic imaging*
Conscious Sedation / adverse effects*
Echocardiography, Transesophageal / instrumentation*
Equipment Failure
Esophagus / diagnostic imaging*
Esophagus / pathology
Foreign Bodies / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Postoperative Complications*
Radiography