May 2013

Basic Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography Examination: A Consensus Statement of the American Society of Echocardiography and the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists

Basic Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography Examination: A Consensus Statement of the American Society of Echocardiography and the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists

The purposes of the current document are 1. to review concisely the history of basic PTE certification, 2. to define the prerequisite medical knowledge, 3. to define the necessary training requirements, 4. to recommend an abbreviated basic PTE examination sequence, 5. to summarize the appropriate indications of basic PTE examination, and 6. to define maintenance of competence and quality assurance.

AuthorsChair(s)

  • Reeves, Scott T.

AuthorsAuthors

  • Adams, Mark S.
  • Finley, Alan C.
  • Glas, Kathryn E.
  • Hahn, Rebecca T.
  • Reeves, Scott T.
  • Shanewise, Jack S.
  • Shernan, Stanton K.
  • Skubas, Nikolaos J.
  • Swaminathan, Madhav
  • Whitley, William S.

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