THE BECK AIRWAY AIR-FLOW MONITOR AS AN AID FOR EVALUATION OF ENDOTRACHEAL-TUBE PLACEMENT IN NEONATAL PATIENTS

Authors
COOK RT MOGLIA BA
Citation
Rt. Cook et Ba. Moglia, THE BECK AIRWAY AIR-FLOW MONITOR AS AN AID FOR EVALUATION OF ENDOTRACHEAL-TUBE PLACEMENT IN NEONATAL PATIENTS, The Journal of pediatrics, 128(4), 1996, pp. 568-570
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
The Journal of pediatrics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00223476
Volume
128
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
568 - 570
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3476(1996)128:4<568:TBAAMA>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
We evaluated the Beck Airway Air Flow Monitor (BAAM), through which ai rflow makes a whistling sound, for its safety and efficacy in confirmi ng that an endotracheal tube is in the trachea, We studied 46 neonates ranging in weight from 0.6 to 3.7 kg, We found that the BAAM consiste ntly produced the desired whistling sound signaling intratracheal plac ement of the tube in all infants weighing more than 1.5 kg. No adverse effects or complications were noted.