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6846882

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1983-6-17
pubmed:abstractText
Complications of endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation are infrequent but important causes of intraoperative morbidity and mortality. We have developed a simple method of monitoring the ventilation of both lungs during general anesthesia and have evaluated this technique in 25 patients undergoing surgery under general anesthesia. A small plastic electrocardiographic electrode casing fitted with a microphone was affixed to the skin overlying each hemithorax in a location where preliminary auscultation showed that breath sounds could be heard. The sounds from each microphone were amplified and displayed on an oscilloscope screen in an X-Y format. The patterns seen on the screen allowed easy identification of right mainstem intubation, esophageal intubation, or proper endotracheal tube placement. This preliminary study suggests that our technique is feasible and provides more information about the position of the endotracheal tube than presently used methods.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0003-2999
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
62
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
586-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1983
pubmed:articleTitle
Video stethoscope--a simple method for assuring continuous bilateral lung ventilation during anesthesia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.