Journal article
Evaluation of echogenic emboli during total knee arthroplasty using transthoracic echocardiography
Abstract
PURPOSE: Tranesophageal echocardiography or direct sampling of arterial and/or right atrial blood with histological evaluation are invasive techniques used to evaluate embolic material entering the heart during total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The aim of this study was to develop a non-invasive method of detecting and quantifying the embolic matter using transthoracic echocardiography and to apply this method to compare the incidence and severity …
Authors
Walker P; Bali K; Van der Wall H; Bruce W
Journal
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, Vol. 20, No. 12, pp. 2480–2486
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
December 2012
DOI
10.1007/s00167-012-1927-4
ISSN
0942-2056