Rapidity and efficacy of ultrasonographic sliding lung sign and auscultation in confirming endotracheal intubation in overweight and obese patients

Rapidity and efficacy of ultrasonographic sliding lung sign and auscultation in confirming endotracheal intubation in overweight and obese patients

Background and Aims: Obese individuals are predisposed to difficult airway and intubation. They usually yield confusing or misleading auscultatory findings. We aimed to assess the rapidity and efficacy of ultrasonographic (USG) sliding lung sign for confirming endotracheal intubation in normal as we...

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Main Authors: Sunil Rajan, Jayasankar Surendran, Jerry Paul, Lakshmi Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Anaesthesia
Subjects:
Auscultation
endotracheal intubation
obesity
sliding lung sign
ultrasonography
Online Access:http://www.ijaweb.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5049;year=2017;volume=61;issue=3;spage=230;epage=234;aulast=Rajan

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