Safety of transesophageal echocardiography in adults: study in a multidisciplinary hospital.

Background: TEE is a semi-invasive tool broadly used and its utilization associated to sedatives drugs might to affect the procedure safety.

Objective: to analyze aspects of TEE safety associated to the use of Midazolan (MZ) and Flumazenil (FL) and the influence of the clinical variables on the event rate.

Method: prospective study with 137 patients that underwent TEE with MZ associated to moderate sedation.