TEE and Dysphagia in Lung Transplantation
Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) and Dysphagia in Lung Transplantation (LT)
University of California, Los Angeles
116 participants
Jul 12, 2024
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The primary outcome of this study is dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) on postoperative speech and swallow evaluation following lung transplantation. Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) (creates pictures of the heart from inside the participants body) is routinely performed for all lung transplantations at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and it is the standard of care. Patients are randomized to two groups. The intervention group would limit the number of TEE clips (# pictures taken) per case. The control group would leave the number of TEE clips to the discretion of the attending anesthesiologist. The investigators hypothesize that reduction in TEE imaging during lung transplantation will reduce dysphagia.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria2
- Adult patients
- Single or double lung transplantation
Exclusion Criteria6
- Contraindications to TEE including:
- perforated esophagus;
- esophageal stricture;
- esophageal tumor; and
- history of an esophagectomy
- Patients that require a tracheostomy postoperatively.
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Interventions
The intervention group would be limited to fewer than 20 TEE clips per case (versus the average of \~ 80-100 TEE clips per case).
The control group would leave the number of TEE clips to the discretion of the attending anesthesiologist.
Locations(1)
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NCT06089434