Paediatric anaesthesia
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Apr 2022
Impact of airway and a standardized recruitment maneuver on CT chest imaging quality in a pediatric population: A retrospective review.
When performing computerized tomography chest imaging in children, obtaining high quality, motion-free images is important in the accurate diagnosis of underlying pathology. General anesthesia is associated with the development of atelectasis, which can impair accurate diagnosis by obscuring or altering the appearance of the lung parenchyma or airways. Recruitment maneuvers, performed by anesthesiologists, can be used to effectively re-expand atelectatic lung. ⋯ The use of a cuffed endotracheal tube and a standardized recruitment maneuver is an effective way to reduce atelectasis as a result of general anesthesia. Anesthesiologists can actively contribute toward improved image quality through their choice of airway and recruitment maneuver.
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Apr 2022
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