ReviewEuropean journal of pediatrics2017
Ultrasonography for endotracheal tube position in infants and children.
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- Three-Point Ultrasonography for Confirmation of Endotracheal Tube Position in Children (TRUCE Study).Indian journal of pediatrics · 2025Observational
- Feasibility of lung ultrasound for locating bronchial blockers in pediatric thoracic surgery: a retrospective analysis.BMC anesthesiology · 2025Article
- Lung ultrasound in neonates and children with cardiac diseases with focus on post cardiac surgical period: time for systematic use-an expert opinion report by the Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology Imaging Working Group.European heart journal. Imaging methods and practice · 2025Article
- Point-of-care ultrasound for non-vascular invasive procedures in critically ill neonates and children: current status and future perspectives.European journal of pediatrics · 2024Review
- Neonatal cardiorespiratory imaging-a multimodality state-of-the-art review.Pediatric radiology · 2023Article
- Applications of Airway Ultrasound for Endotracheal Intubation in Pediatric Patients: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Point-of-care ultrasound to confirm the position of bronchial blockers in children.Journal of clinical ultrasound : JCU · 2022Article
- Assessment of the Endotracheal Tube Tip Position by Bedside Ultrasound in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: A Cross-sectional Study.Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine · 2022Article
- Determining the diagnostic value of tracheal intubation by palpation and auscultation methods compared to the chest X-ray method in children.Acute and critical care · 2022Article
- Overview of Lung Ultrasound in Pediatric Cardiology.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Intraoperative management for ex-utero intrapartum treatment: focusing on the fetus.Anesthesia and pain medicine · 2021Review
- Point-of-care lung ultrasound in neonatology: classification into descriptive and functional applications.Pediatric research · 2021Review
- Endotracheal Tube Placement Confirmation with Bedside Ultrasonography in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: A Validation Study.Journal of pediatric intensive care · 2021Article
- 'Lip-to-Tip' study: comparison of three methods to determine optimal insertion length of endotracheal tube in neonates.European journal of pediatrics · 2021Observational
- Point-of-Care Ultrasound in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2021Review
- Relationship Between Evaluations of Tracheal Tube Position Using Ultrasound and Fluoroscopy in an Infant and Pediatric Population.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
- Clinical experience with emergency endotracheal intubation in COVID-19 patients in the intensive care units: a single-centered, retrospective, descriptive study.American journal of translational research · 2020Article
- The management of unanticipated difficult airways in children of all age groups in anaesthetic practice - the position paper of an expert panel.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2019Review
- Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) in Canadian neonatal intensive care units (NICUs): where are we?Journal of ultrasound · 2019Article
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Abstract
Ultrasonography (US) has been shown to be effective for verifying endotracheal tube (ETT) position in adults but has been less studied in infants and children. We review the literature regarding US for ETT positioning in the pediatric population. A literature search was conducted using the Ovid and MEDLINE databases with search terms regarding US relating to ETT intubation and positioning in infants and children. Most studies in neonates and infants used the midsagittal suprasternal view. Studies reported >80% visualization of the ETT tip by US, and US interpretation of the ETT position correlated with the XR position in 73-100% of cases. Studies of older children used the suprasternal views, substernal views, and mid-axillary intercostal views. US appears comparable to XR and capnography in determining ETT position in this population.
conclusionUS for ETT verification appears to be well tolerated in infants and children and may augment determination of proper ETT position in combination with other ETT verification modalities. Further studies are needed regarding technique and training. What is Known: • Point-of-care ultrasonography is realizing increased availability and use in several pediatric specialties. • Ultrasonography has been shown to be effective for verifying ETT position in adults but have been less studied in infants and children. What is New: • Ultrasonography for endotracheal tube verification appears to be well tolerated in infants and children. • Ultrasonography may augment determination of proper endotracheal tube position in combination with other verification modalities such as radiography and capnography in the pediatric population.
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