Table 2 Findings related to the TEE examinations.
Patient no | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Feasibility of TEE | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||
Duration of TEE, s | 238 | N/a | 250 | 480 | 310 | 231 | 414 | 418 | 165 | 122 | |||||
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During CPR | Great | N/a | Great | Good | Great | Great | Great | Good | Good | Great | |||||
When paused | Great | N/a | Great | Good | Great | Great | Great | Good | Good | Great | |||||
Cardiac activity present | No | N/a | Yes | No | No | Minimal | Minimal | No | No | Yes | |||||
Aortic valve opening | No | N/a | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | |||||
LV function | Absent | N/a | Greatly reduced | Absent | Absent | Minimal | Minimal | Absent | Absent | Mildly reduced | |||||
RV function | Absent | N/a | Reduced | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Greatly reduced | |||||
Pericardial effusion | No | N/a | No | Massive | No | No | No | No | No | No | |||||
Complications | None | N/a | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | |||||
Interference with ALS | No | N/a | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | |||||
Remarks | None | No TEE (power failure) | Pseudo pea | Unexpected pathology (pericardial effusion) | None | None | None | None | None | Severe RV dilatation, thrombolysis | |||||
