Ultrasonography for proper endotracheal tube placement confirmation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients: Two-center experience

Journal of Medical Ultrasound

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 83-87

  Sun, Jen Tang ^a   Chou, Hao Chang ^a   Sim, Shyh Shyong ^a   Chong, Kah Meng ^b   Ma, Matthew Huei Ming ^b   Wang, Hsiu Po ^b   Lien, Wan Ching ^b  

^a FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Endotracheal tube intubation; Resuscitation; Tracheal ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAPNOMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; ESOPHAGUS INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUT OF HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESUSCITATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRACHEAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 84904737216     PISSN: 09296441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmu.2014.05.004     Document Type: Article

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