Automated Protocols Improve Workflow in Transesophageal
Echocardiography
Peter Flueckiger MD1, Mohammed
Essa1, MD Rachel Kaplan RDCS1, Arati
Gurung PhD2, Ashley Brogan MD1, Roy
Arjoon, MD1, Robert L. McNamara,
MD1, MHS, Ben A. Lin MD, PhD1, Lissa
Sugeng MD, MPH1
1Yale University School of Medicine – Yale-New Haven
Hospital, New Haven, CT
2Siemens Healthineers, Malvern, PA
Keywords: Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), adult
echocardiography, automation, quality improvement,
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Corresponding Author:
Lissa Sugeng, MD, MPH
Yale University School of Medicine – Yale-New Haven Hospital
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
800 Howard Ave, New Haven, CT 06519
Lissa.Sugeng@yale.edu