Open AccessMishap averted with an axillary stethoscope
Author(s) -
Balaji Kuppuswamy,
AS Joselyn,
K Chakravarthy,
KI Davis
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
southern african journal of anaesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.175
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 2220-1181
pISSN - 2220-1173
DOI - 10.1080/22201173.2012.10872850
Subject(s) - stethoscope , medicine , aeronautics , engineering , radiology
A stethoscope placed over the precordium, or in the axilla, is one of the prescribed monitors to use during anaesthesia, 1 since it monitors both the cardiac and breath sounds. However, currently, it is being used infrequently. 2 We describe the anaesthetic management of a child in whom a critical incident was averted with the use of an axillary stethoscope.
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