Philips iU22 - Patient Selection for TEE Transducer Use; Preparing Patients for TEE Studies

Patient Selection for TEE Transducer Use
Although the TEE transducers can provide clinical data not available from other
instruments, you should consider which patients can safely use the TEE
transducers.
WARNINGS
• The ability of a patient to swallow or accommodate the transducer should
be considered.
• You must consider any history of gastroesophageal diseases as well as the
possible effects of other therapies that the patient is undergoing. You must
also consider all gastroesophageal abnormalities or difficulty swallowing.
The table below lists the minimum patient weight recommendations when using
TEE transducers.
TEE Transducer Minimum Patient Weight Recommendations
Minimum Patient WeightTEE Transducer
25 kg (55 lb)S7-2omni
25 kg (55 lb)T6H
Preparing Patients for TEE Studies
These suggestions for pre-study patient preparation do not constitute an
exhaustive list of all possible factors to explore before performing transesophageal
echocardiography, nor do they imply medical protocols. Instead, they reflect
basic guidelines resulting from extensive consultation with physicians throughout
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