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Ensuring Patient Safety During TEE Studies
SeePrevention
Effect on
PatientProblem
Checking the
TEE Transducer
Inspect the transducer, using
both sight and touch, before
the study.
Severe trauma,
cuts, bleeding,
perforations
Mechanical
damage
"Electrical Safety
and TEE
Transducers" on
page 233
Check the transducer for
frayed insulation, kinks, or
other abnormalities. Follow
procedures for checking
electrical safety.
Esophageal burnsElectrical
damage
"Bite Guards" on
page 258
Always use a bite guard.Tooth damage,
esophageal burns
Biting,
scraping
transducer
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