ArticleClinical and experimental emergency medicine2024
Point-of-care ultrasound for airway management in the emergency and critical care setting.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care ultrasound for confirming endotracheal tube placement in pediatric acute care settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC emergency medicine · 2025Pooled it
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- Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in emergency airway management: emerging evidence for assessment, prediction, and confirmation.Internal and emergency medicine · 2026Review
- In-depth tube assessment by ultrasound: double twist sign to evaluate endotracheal tube depth-results of a cadaver diagnostic accuracy study.Intensive care medicine experimental · 2026Article
- Diagnostic Accuracy of Point-of-care Ultrasonography for Endotracheal Tube Confirmation: Interpreting Evidence beyond Pooled Estimates.Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine · 2026Article
- Point-of-care Ultrasonography for Endotracheal Tube Confirmation: An Essential Adjunct in Airway Management.Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine · 2026Article
- Training for pediatric cannot intubate cannot oxygenate: surgical airway should replace needle cricothyrotomy.Frontiers in disaster and emergency medicine · 2026Article
- Point-of Care Ultrasound in Cardiac Arrest: A Focused Review.Journal of acute medicine · 2025Article
- Transtracheal ultrasound for identifying endotracheal intubation in adults.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Article
- The Role of Point-of-care Ultrasound in Cardiac Arrest; A Narrative Review.Archives of academic emergency medicine · 2025Review
- Difficult Airway: Is this the Time to Focus on Point-of-care Ultrasonography?Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine · 2025Article
- Current trends in emergency airway management: a clinical review.Clinical and experimental emergency medicine · 2024Article
- Point-of-Care Ultrasound: A Vital Tool for Anesthesiologists in the Perioperative and Critical Care Settings.Cureus · 2024Review
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Abstract
Airway management is a common procedure within emergency and critical care medicine. Traditional techniques for predicting and managing a difficult airway each have important limitations. As the field has evolved, point-of-care ultrasound has been increasingly utilized for this application. Several measures can be used to sonographically predict a difficult airway, including skin to epiglottis, hyomental distance, and tongue thickness. Ultrasound can also be used to confirm endotracheal tube intubation and assess endotracheal tube depth. Ultrasound is superior to the landmark-based approach for locating the cricothyroid membrane, particularly in patients with difficult anatomy. Finally, we provide an algorithm for using ultrasound to manage the crashing patient on mechanical ventilation. After reading this article, readers will have an enhanced understanding of the role of ultrasound in airway management.
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