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An Approach to Point-Of-Care Ultrasound Evaluation of the Abdominal Aorta

Disorders of the abdominal aorta, including aneurysms and dissection, have potentially high rates of morbidity and mortality. While computed tomography ...

University of Illinois Hospital

After intubation has been performed, it is important to rapidly confirm the correct location of the endotracheal tube (ETT). Multiple techniques have been described, each with different limitations. Ultrasound has been increasingly recognized as an alternate modality for identifying the ETT location. However, it can be challenging to visualize the air-filled ETT cuff. Saline insufflation of the ETT cuff has been suggested to improve visualization of the ETT but data are limited. Our study sought to compare the diagnostic accuracy of air versus saline ETT cuff inflation on the diagnostic accuracy of intubation.

Comparison of saline versus air for identifying endotracheal intubation with ultrasound.

Endotracheal intubation is commonly performed in the Emergency Department. Traditional measures for estimating and confirming the endotracheal tube (ETT) depth may be inaccurate or lead to delayed recognition. Ultrasound may offer a rapid tool to confirm ETT depth at the bedside.

Molly Hartrich

Department of Emergency Medicine,
University of Illinois College of Medicine,
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine

University of Illinois Hospital

An Approach to Point-Of-Care Ultrasound Evaluation of the Abdominal Aorta

Molly Hartrich

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University of Illinois Hospital

An Approach to Point-Of-Care Ultrasound Evaluation of the Abdominal Aorta

Department of Emergency Medicine,
University of Illinois College of Medicine,
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine