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Airway Ultrasound in Critically Ill Patients: A Narrative Review.

Carmen Diaz-TormoEnver Rodriguez-MartinezLaura Galarza
Published in: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2021)
Airway assessment and management have a central role in critical care medicine. Airway ultrasound can help us evaluate the anatomy, facilitate interventions such as intubation in difficult airways and tracheostomy, prevent post-extubation complications, and diagnose dysphagia. In this review, we will summarize the current use of ultrasound in airway assessment and management in critically ill patients.
Keyphrases
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • mechanical ventilation
  • ultrasound guided
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  • cardiac arrest
  • contrast enhanced ultrasound
  • computed tomography