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ReviewJournal of echocardiography2021

Transesophageal echocardiography in patients with cardiac arrest: from high-quality chest compression to effective resuscitation.

Emanuele Catena, Riccardo Colombo, Alessandra Volontè, Beatrice Borghi, Paola Bergomi, Davide Ottolina, Tommaso Fossali, Elisa Ballone, Roberto Rech, Antonio Castelli and 1 more

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Review in Journal of echocardiography, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Emanuele CatenaDepartment of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Luigi Sacco Hospital, Polo Universitario, University of Milan, Via Claudio Monteverdi, 18, 20131, Milan, Italy. emanuele.catena@asst-fbf-sacco.it.
Riccardo ColomboDepartment of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Luigi Sacco Hospital, Polo Universitario, University of Milan, Via Claudio Monteverdi, 18, 20131, Milan, Italy.
Alessandra VolontèDepartment of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Luigi Sacco Hospital, Polo Universitario, University of Milan, Via Claudio Monteverdi, 18, 20131, Milan, Italy.
Beatrice BorghiDepartment of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Luigi Sacco Hospital, Polo Universitario, University of Milan, Via Claudio Monteverdi, 18, 20131, Milan, Italy.
Paola BergomiDepartment of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Luigi Sacco Hospital, Polo Universitario, University of Milan, Via Claudio Monteverdi, 18, 20131, Milan, Italy.
Davide OttolinaDepartment of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Luigi Sacco Hospital, Polo Universitario, University of Milan, Via Claudio Monteverdi, 18, 20131, Milan, Italy.
Tommaso FossaliDepartment of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Luigi Sacco Hospital, Polo Universitario, University of Milan, Via Claudio Monteverdi, 18, 20131, Milan, Italy.
Elisa BalloneDepartment of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Luigi Sacco Hospital, Polo Universitario, University of Milan, Via Claudio Monteverdi, 18, 20131, Milan, Italy.
Roberto RechDepartment of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Luigi Sacco Hospital, Polo Universitario, University of Milan, Via Claudio Monteverdi, 18, 20131, Milan, Italy.
Antonio CastelliDepartment of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Luigi Sacco Hospital, Polo Universitario, University of Milan, Via Claudio Monteverdi, 18, 20131, Milan, Italy.
Donato MeleCardiology Unit and LTTA Center, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSurvival after cardiac arrest depends on prompt and effective cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) can be applied to evaluate the effectiveness of chest compression-decompression maneuvers in the setting of cardiac arrest undergoing CPR. The efficacy of chest compression can be continuously assessed by TEE that can improve the effectiveness of CPR guiding the rescuer to optimize or correct chest compression and decompression by directly examining the movements of the cardiac walls and valve leaflets. PURPOSE: The review describes how to perform TEE in the emergency setting of cardiopulmonary arrest, its advantages, and limitations, and ultimately propose an echo-guided approach to CPR.

Indexed as

Cardiopulmonary ResuscitationHeart ArrestEchocardiography, TransesophagealEmergency Service, HospitalHumansCardiac arrestCardiopulmonary resuscitationExternal cardiac massageTransesophageal echocardiography

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PMID33245547

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