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End-tidal capnography and upper airway ultrasonography in the rapid confirmation of endotracheal tube placement in patients requiring intubation for general anaesthesia

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Confirmation of correct endotracheal tube placement is essential immediately after intubation for general anaesthesia. In this study, we have compared upper airway ultrasonography (USG) with reference to capnography for rapid confirmation of endotracheal tube placement after gen...

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Autores principales: Abhishek, Chintamani, Munta, Kartik, Rao, S Manimala, Chandrasekhar, CN
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5474917/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28655954
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ija.IJA_544_16