Dynamic anatomic relationship of the esophagus and trachea on sonography: Implications for endotracheal tube confirmation in children

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1365-1370

  Tsung, James W ^a   Fenster, Daniel ^b   Kessler, David O ^b   Novik, Joseph ^c  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^c BELLEVUE HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway; Children; Intubation; Pediatric; Sonography

Indexed keywords

AIR TRANSPORTATION; PEDIATRICS; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

CHILDREN; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS; INTUBATION; LINEAR ARRAY TRANSDUCERS; LINEAR TRANSDUCERS; POINT OF CARE; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCERS;

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRACHEA; TRANSDUCER;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRACHEA; TRANSDUCERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866394363     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: 15509613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2012.31.9.1365     Document Type: Article

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