Transesophageal Echocardiogram TEE part1

[hanypants]

Im having this done to me for the 3rd time. I had a ASD ( I had 2 devices inplanted in me )and it they were recently closed. Im still getting blurry vision so their gonna do this procedure again.

[derfledermause]

What a waste of time!. I have an appointment to have this done and my first reaction is "they are going to shove that probe down my throat" I am going to react "gagging". That is what a patient wants to see and hopefully see that it is nothing to worry about. For goodness sake!!, show the patient being sedated and the throut being sprayed with a numbing spray. Show the patient throughout the procedure not the result for the surgeon. Typically American.

[killcrazy26]

I had one of these YESTERDAY. I can't speak for every person who has ever had this procedure but I was sedated, but very VERY much awake and aware throughout the whole thing - I would have preferred to have been more heavily sedated than I was with hindsight as I really struggled to relax and stop retching.

[ai1525]

People who are saying shes awake (the student nurse) are incorrect.mmdance is right in saying shes awake. That is one of the requirements for TEE, it is CONSCIOUS sedation I'm a medical student currently in CV block and that is the most important rule to perform a TEE.

[carolinagama]

@ai1525 it is not that important rule as it is performed in UNCONSCIOUS patients having, for example, cardiac surgery, to check, for example, opening and closing of valves, volume of blood........

[whitgriff2214]

She is not awake. I am a student nurse and I observed a TEE this week. The patient is sedated and asleep. The doctor only asked if she was okay in order to ensure that she was not aware. They ask that to ensure that the patient is asleep before the procedure starts too.

[gableslizard]

Nice video! I just had a TEE this morning. I remember nothing of the procedure! Everything went smoothly and comfortably. Thank you for this video series.

[johnclark171]

the patient is most likely NOT fully aware- that is the reason for the sedation. It is common for people receiving midazolam sedation to appear very awake yet have little recall of the procedure- hence it popularity. The amnesia is not postoperative but post administration of the midazolam- in other words you do not forget events prior to getting the drug (summer vacation etc) but only for the duration of the drug effect.

[PhillipTG1984]

At 3:33, the physician says "more versed if you want" which is a powerful sedative. It is called Midazolam. Patients who've had versed are unlikely to remember anything, and though it is marked as "conscious sedation" they are in fact often completely unaware of what it is going on.

[mmdance07]

@PhillipTG1984 Patients are fully aware of what is occurring during the procedure while on Midazolam. Midazolam is classified as a benzodiazepine, antianxiety agent, and a sedative. It suppresses the central nervous system, causing short-term conscious sedation and postoperative amnesia--which means that the amnesia occurs after the operation. Every med has a specific onset, peak, and duration, which can set different side effects at different periods of time. --Source, Davis's Drug Guide

[MrKevin3537]

This entire production was outstanding. Excellent work.

[Libratarot]

She is awake; I feel a panic attack coming. I need to go back and talk to my doc. I told him I did not want to be awake.