Abstract
Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) has become one of the techniques used routinely in the operating room. We reviewed how we need TEE in the ICU. Hemodynamics in critically ill patients were evaluated with TEE. It was especially useful for the diagnosis of infective endocarditis and papillary muscle rupture. The effects of PEEP on cardiovascular function can be measured, dependent lung disease can be identified and facilitated by the use of TEE. It plays as the insertion of various kinds of catheters can be important role in the ICU.
