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Tracheal Airway POCUS prior to anticipated difficult airway
1. ID cricothyroid membrane evaluation
2. Confirm tracheal intubation
3. Detect
intubation 3. ... Detect mainstem intubation ... by identifying lung ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #intubation #criticalcare
Intubation Confirmation on POCUS

See the round, shadowing structures?
1. ET Tube in Trachea
2. NG Tube in Esophagus

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Intubation Confirmation ... ET Tube in Trachea ... twitter.com/EM_RESUS #Intubation ... Confirmation #POCUS #ETT #Clinical ... #Neck #Ultrasound
Airway Intubation Confirmation on POCUS
Linear probe is placed on anterior neck at the level of the
Airway Intubation ... air-mucosal surface of trachea ... by movement @ trachea ... Confirmation #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound
Nasogastric Tube Placement on Point of Care Ultrasound - Transverse View
The cervical esophagus is left of
Point of Care Ultrasound ... identifying esophageal intubation ... for the "double trachea ... NGTube #Placement #clinical ... #video #pocus #
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
likelihood and clinical ... • Difficult intubation ... vs. intubation ... • Video-assisted ... airway #algorithm #Anesthesiology
Nasogastric Tube Placement on Point of Care Ultrasound - Longitudinal View
The cervical esophagus is left of
identifying esophageal intubation ... for the "double trachea ... NGTube #Placement #clinical ... #video #pocus # ... #Long
Air Bronchograms on Ultrasound

Opacification of alveolar spaces surrounding air-filled bronchioles; enables visualization of well-defined tissue/air interface;
Bronchograms on Ultrasound ... from the main trachea-bronchial ... Dynamic #POCUS #Clinical ... #Lung #Ultrasound
Intraoperative Laryngospasm and Stridor - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre
over-vigorous attempts at lung ... ). ❻ Consider tracheal ... intubation particularly ... Laryngospasm #Stridor #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
C to intubate trachea ... CICO #Intubate #Intubation ... #Difficult #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
or obstructed tracheal ... or oesophageal intubation ... Other drugs at clinician ... anaesthesia #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist