Diagnostic point-of-care ultrasound: applications in obstetric anaesthetic management

Anaesthesia

Volumn 73, Issue 10, 2018, Pages 1265-1279

  Zieleskiewicz, L ^a   Bouvet, L ^b   Einav, S ^c   Duclos, G ^d   Leone, M ^d  

^a ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE MARSEILLE   (France)

^b HOSPICES CIVILS DE LYON   (France)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^d University Hospital of Marseille   (France)

Author keywords

anaesthesia: obstetric; diagnostic imaging; dyspnoea; echocardiography; haemodynamic monitoring; point of care ultrasound: diagnostic techniques, obstetric and gynaecological; shock; ultrasonography: stomach

Indexed keywords

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; CRICOID CARTILAGE; DYSPNEA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FLUID THERAPY; HEART ARREST; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; LEG VEIN; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG EXAMINATION; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PREDICTION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PULMONARY ASPIRATION; RESPIRATION CONTROL; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SHOCK; STOMACH CONTENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; POINT OF CARE SYSTEM; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PROCEDURES; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; STOMACH;

AIRWAY MANAGEMENT; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; SHOCK; STOMACH; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 85053289742     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/anae.14354     Document Type: Review

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