Upper airway ultrasound is a valuable, non-invasive, simple, and portable point of care
ultrasound (POCUS) for evaluation of airway management even in anatomy distorted by …

Point-of-Care-Ultrasound (POCUS) has encountered a tremendous expansion in patient
care. POCUS has taken a central role during invasive procedures. POCUS has expanded to …

Background Perioperative respiratory adverse events (PRAE) are the most common critical
incidents in paediatric anaesthesia and occur more often in infants. Use of laryngeal mask …

Numerous studies have shown that blindly inserted supraglottic airway devices (SADs) are
sub-optimally placed in 50 to 80% of all cases. Placement under direct vision has been …

Although 1st and 2nd generation supraglottic airway devices (SADs) have many desirable
features, they are nevertheless inserted in a similar 'blind'way as their 1st generation …

Supraglottic airway devices are currently widely used for airway management both for
anaesthesia and emergency medicine. First-generation SADs only had a ventilation channel …

Introduction Video laryngeal masks have become alternatives to classical supraglottic
airway devices in recent years. This review provides information on the background of these …

Lung ultrasound makes use of artifacts generated by the ratio of air and fluid in the lung.
Recently, an enormous increase of research regarding lung ultrasound emerged, especially …

Perioperative lung ultrasound is a continuously evolving modality with numerous
applications for the pediatric anesthesiologist. Lung ultrasound can be used at the bedside …

Ultrasound is gaining increasing popularity among anesthesiologists as it is readily
available and provides real-time imaging for various procedures. It is considered as a “visual …