@inproceedings{ca54f0662e9e4423ba0051f17fbed675,
title = "A clinical database program for evaluation of intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography interpretive skills",
abstract = "This report describe a quality-assurance-oriented database program designed for an intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography monitoring service. Entry data include patient and operation demographics and two-dimensional echocardiographic, saline-contrast, and color flow/pulsed Doppler assessments of the heart and great vessels. A statistical analysis component allows for comparison of intraoperative interpretations with those of an external reviewer 'gold standard' on a field-by-field basis. This provides an objective means for quantifying expertise in each individual aspect of the patient examination sequence. Such self-appraisal data are essential for delineating the status and tracking the progress of service being provided.",
author = "T. Rafferty and A. Perrino and E. Davis and S. Harris and E. Prokop and J. Carter and I. Cohen and M. Ezekowitz and T. O'connor",
year = "1992",
doi = "10.1109/CIC.1992.269427",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Proceedings - Computers in Cardiology, CIC 1992",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "139--142",
booktitle = "Proceedings - Computers in Cardiology, CIC 1992",
address = "United States",
note = "1992 IEEE Conference on Computers in Cardiology, CIC 1992 ; Conference date: 11-10-1992 Through 14-10-1992",
}