
Real-Time Ultrasound Detection of Left Paratracheal Esophagus on Air Entry into the Gastric Antrum in the Induction Period of General Anesthesia: A Prospective, Randomized Study
Author(s) -
Zhengping Li,
Xiaozhong Yuan,
Wei Deng
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
therapeutics and clinical risk management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.719
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1178-203X
pISSN - 1176-6336
DOI - 10.2147/tcrm.s284322
Subject(s) - medicine , esophagus , antrum , stomach , anesthesia , ventilation (architecture) , ultrasound , room air distribution , surgery , gastroenterology , radiology , mechanical engineering , engineering , physics , thermodynamics
Positive-pressure ventilation (PPV) delivered via a facemask during anesthesia induction can result in gastric content being inhaled into the lungs. We hypothesized that the real-time ultrasound left paratracheal esophagus monitoring could more effectively reduce air entry into the stomach than real-time ultrasound monitoring of the gastric antrum (GA).