Essential ultrasound techniques of the pediatric airway

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 122-131

  Stafrace, Samuel ^a   Engelhardt, Thomas ^b   Teoh, Wendy H ^c   Kristensen, Michael S ^d  

^a SIDRA MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Qatar)

^b ROYAL ABERDEEN CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^d University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

Author keywords

airway management; anesthesia; child; clinical protocols; pneumothorax; ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

AIR; AIRWAY; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANESTHETIC EQUIPMENT; B SCAN; BODY FAT; BONE; CARTILAGE; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAPHRAGM; ECHOGRAPHY; ENERGY TRANSFER; FREQUENCY ANALYZER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HYOID BONE; INFRAHYOID REGION; LIQUID; M SCAN; MOUTH; MUSCLE; OROPHARYNX; PEDIATRICS; PLEURA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME ECHOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SAFETY; SCINTISCANNING; TONSIL; TRACHEA; ULTRASOUND SCANNER; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER; VASCULAR STRUCTURE; DEVICES; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; PROCEDURES; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

CHILD; HUMANS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 84952990729     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pan.12787     Document Type: Review

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