Pediatric intubation is an emergent procedure fraught with potential complications.
Of these complications, esophageal intubation is the most devastating, with the potential
for severe hypoxic brain injury and possibly death. Rapid and reliable verification
of proper tracheal placement is vital to avoid these adverse outcomes.
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- Toomey syringe aspiration may be inaccurate in detecting esophageal intubation after gastric insufflation.J Emerg Med. 2002; 23: 337-340
- Verification of endotracheal tube position.Anesthesiol Clin North Am. 2001; 19: 813-839
- The self inflating bulb as an esophageal detector device in children weighing more than 20 kilograms: a comparison of two techniques.Ann Emerg Med. 2003; 5: 623-629
Further reading
Bibliography
- Comparison of three different methods to confirm tracheal tube placement.Intensive Care Med. 2002; 28: 701-704
- The esophageal detector bulb in the aeromedical setting.J Emerg Med. 2002; 23: 51-55
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