An ultrasound-guided ABCDE approach with a sniff test to evaluate diaphragmatic function without acoustic windows

Can J Anaesth. 2016 Oct;63(10):1199-1200. doi: 10.1007/s12630-016-0685-z. Epub 2016 Jun 20.

Authors

Latha Y S Naik¹, Rakesh V Sondekoppam¹, J Jenkin Tsui¹, Ban C H Tsui²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
² Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. btsui@ualberta.ca.

PMID: 27324892
DOI: 10.1007/s12630-016-0685-z

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Breath Tests
Diaphragm / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Nerve Block / methods*
Phrenic Nerve / diagnostic imaging
Respiration
Ultrasonography, Interventional / methods*