Diagnostic Accuracy of Suprasternal Versus Subxiphoid Ultrasonography for Endotracheal Intubation.

Seyed Mohammad Mousavi Maryam Sayyari Doughabadi Seyed Ali Alamdaran Sayyed Majid Sadrzadeh Hosein Zakeri Asieh Sadat Fattahi

Published in: Anesthesiology and pain medicine (2022)

Ultrasonography using the suprasternal method was feasible. Considering the high sensitivity and specificity of this method in confirming correct ETT placement, it produced reliable results. Overall, this modality can be used as one of the main methods to verify correct ETT placement in emergency departments.

Keyphrases

magnetic resonance imaging
contrast enhanced
ultrasound guided
cardiac arrest