The perioperative TOE guide is a pocket-sized manual designed to provide a compact portable reference tool for the perioperative echocardiographer and the critical care physician. The guide is created in response to a need for a practical synopsis of the cardiovascular pathology in a dynamic environment like the operating room and the intensive care unit. All chapters are written by clinical experts in the field of transoesophageal echocardiography. This guide is endorsed by the European Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Anaesthesiologists (EACTA). AUTHOR: Dr Stefaan Bouchez is a cardiac anaesthesiologist at the Ghent University Hospital in Belgium. His areas of clinical expertise include adult and paediatric cardiac anaesthesia, perioperative echocardiography and lung ultrasound, pulmonary hypertension and left ventricular assist devices. SELLING POINT: . The perioperative TOE guide is a pocket-sized manual designed to provide a compact portable reference and tool for the perioperative echocardiographer and the critical care physician 25 b/w images