Comprehensive Quality Improvement Program for Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography: Development, Implementation, and Initial Experience.

Objective: To develop and implement a comprehensive transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) quality improvement (QI) program and assess for potential improvements in TEE performed by cardiac anesthesiologists.

Design: Prospective institutionally approved QI program.

Setting: Academic tertiary care center.