Guidelines for performing a comprehensive transesophageal echocardiographic examination: recommendations from the American Society of Echocardiography and the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists.

TABLE OF CONTENTSIntroduction 921General Guidelines 922Training and Certification 922Indications for TEE 923Management of Patient Sedation 927Sedation and Anesthesia 929Probe Insertion Techniques 930Instrument Controls 930Instrument Manipulation 931Comprehensive Imaging Examination 932ME Views 932TG