Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Use of sonography for rapid identification of esophageal and tracheal intubations in adult patients.
The aim of this study was to investigate the usefulness of sonography for verifying tracheal tube placement within 3 seconds in adult surgical patients. ⋯ This investigation shows that sonography for confirming tracheal intubation is a fast and effective technique.
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This study investigated whether it is feasible to use sonography to monitor changes in the optic nerve sheath diameter in a porcine model. ⋯ These results suggest that the use of the optic nerve sheath diameter to noninvasively confirm acute changes in intracranial pressure over 1 hour is feasible in a porcine model. We recommend that this method be validated in humans using direct intracranial pressure measurement where possible to confirm it as a screening tool for acute and chronically increased diameters secondary to elevated pressure in clinical settings.