Cardiothoracic & vascular anesthesia
Automation Software for Transesophageal Echocardiography in Cardiac Patients: A Scoping Review
Authors' conclusion
Overall, evidence on TEE automation remains heterogeneous.
Study context
- Population
- Adult cardiac patients undergoing transesophageal echocardiography (TEE); studies published in 2020 or later10 studies
- Comparison
- Semi-automated or fully automated TEE software vs manual measurements
- Outcome
- Evidence map of TEE automation software vs manual measurements
Methodological detailsJBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis, PRISMA-ScR, descriptive synthesis, PubMed/MEDLINE, Embase, CENTRAL and Web of Science searched March 12, 2025; updated September 5, 2025; plus trial registries and citation tracking
- JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis
- PRISMA-ScR
- Descriptive synthesis
- PubMed/MEDLINE, Embase, CENTRAL and Web of Science searched March 12, 2025; updated September 5, 2025; plus trial registries and citation tracking
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Studies meeting inclusion criteria
- 10
- Mitral valve assessment studies
- 4
- Aortic valve assessment studies
- 4
- Left atrial appendage measurement studies
- 1
- Automated Doppler tracing studies
- 1
Original publication
Automation Software for Transesophageal Echocardiography in Cardiac Patients: A Scoping Review. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. Published 11 March 2026. doi:10.
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