Point-of-care sonographic detection of left endobronchial main stem intubation and obstruction versus endotracheal intubation

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 785-789

  Blaivas, Michael ^a   Tsung, James W ^b  

^a NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BELLEVUE HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway management; Airway obstruction; Emergency sonography; Endotracheal intubation; Main stem intubation

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; DIAGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY THERAPY; RESUSCITATION; ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

AIRWAY MANAGEMENT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; EMERGENCY SONOGRAPHY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; MAIN STEM INTUBATION;

ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

CANNABIS; COCAINE; OPIATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS OBSTRUCTION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAPHRAGM; DOWN SYNDROME; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; ENDOBRONCHIAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; FIBULA FRACTURE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PNEUMONIA; PNEUMOTHORAX; POINT OF CARE TESTING; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TIBIA FRACTURE; TOXICITY TESTING; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ATELECTASIS; BRONCHUS; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; INSTRUMENTATION; LUNG; METHODOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ATELECTASIS; BRONCHI; DIAPHRAGM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LUNG; MALE; PNEUMONIA; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 45849091525     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2008.27.5.785     Document Type: Article

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