This week's Topic: Airway Ultrasound & Epiglottitis
Zoom Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87139692746?pwd=ymNNZxqKcF5PBSasVNumSH0ExQqEoZ.1
Meeting ID: 871 3969 2746
Passcode: 12345
Articles for Discussion are listed below with the PDFs attached to this email.
Extra Content can be found below in the green text for anyone wanting to dive into the topic further.
Article 1
Ultrasound for airway management: An evidence-based review for the emergency clinician – American Journal of Emergency Medicine (2019)
Article 2
Pilot Study to Determine the Utility of Point-of-Care Ultrasound in the Assessment of Difficult Laryngoscopy – Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (2011)
Article 3
US-guided, Bougie-assisted Cricothyrotomy: A Description of a Novel Technique in Cadaveric Models – Academic Emergency Medicine (2012)
Article 4
Use of Bedside Sonography for Diagnosing Acute Epiglottitis in the Emergency Department – Journal of Ultrasound Medicine (2012)
Fellows: Please use Chapter 24 in Ma and Mateer as a supplement to the articles.
EXTRAS ****
US anatomy of the airway (video is a little rough but covers US anatomy pretty quickly)
Article-2_Adhikari-POCUS-for-difficult-airway.pdf