Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists

The SCA has posted recommendations for a standardized report for adult perioperative echocardiography. These recommendations are the result of a of a task force of members of both the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists and the American Society of Echocardiography. Please click on the links below to read the document describing the Standardized TEE Report and to view the Report itself. Both documents are in MS Word format and may be printed.

Report of the Task Force

Standardized Adult TEE Report Form

Guidelines for Training in Perioperative Echocardiography (PDF)

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