Ultrasound guided airway access

Publication date: Available online 17 August 2018Source: Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology (English Edition)Author(s): Neusa Lages, Diana Vieira, Joana Dias, Cláudia Antunes, Tiago Jesus, Telmo Santos, Carlos CorreiaAbstractUltrasound has increasingly growing applications in anesthesia. This procedure has proven to be a novel, non-invasive and simple technique for the upper airway management, proving to be a useful tool, not only in the operating room but also in the intensive care unit and emergency department. Indeed, over the years mounting evidence has showed an increasing role of ultrasound in airway management. In this review, the authors will discuss the importance of ultrasound in the airway preoperative assessment as a way of detecting signs of difficult intubation or to define the type and/or size of the endotracheal tube as well as to help airway procedures such as endotracheal intubation, cricothyrotomy, percutaneous tracheal intubation, retrograde intubation as well as the criteria for extubation.ResumoO uso do ultrassom em anestesia tem aumentado consideravelmente. Esse procedimento provou ser uma técnica nova, não invasiva e simples para o manejo das vias aéreas superiores, mostrando ser uma ferramenta útil não apenas em salas de cirurgia, mas também em unidades de terapia intensiva e prontos-socorros. De fato, ao longo dos anos, evidências crescentes mostraram que o papel do ultrassom no manejo das vias aéreas se destacou. Nesta revisão, discutirem...
Source: Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology - Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research