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Unexpected Vascular Ultrasound Findings Prompting Hemodynamic Management in an Infant in Respiratory Failure

Often, use of point-of-care ultrasound modalities at the patient bedside is dichotomized into diagnostic versus procedural ultrasound. However, as described in this case, it is important to recognize the crossover that can occur in procedural ultrasound and the potential for making diagnostic discov...
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BRIEF RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS • Serial Assessment of Tricuspid Annular Plane Systolic Excursion Is Associated with Death or Lung Transplant in Children with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in the pediatric population may be classified as primary/idiopathic or may be associated with congenital heart (CHD) or lung disease. Over time, right ventricular (RV) function determines morbidity and mortality......
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RESEARCH REPORT • Gastric Emptying Time of Two Different Quantities of Clear Fluids in Children: A Double Blinded Randomized Controlled Study

Perioperative pulmonary aspiration in children is infrequent and is more likely to occur in emergency situations than in elective surgeries. Gastric ultrasound in pediatric patients could help identify children with significant gastric volumes before anesthesia......
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CORRESPONDENCE 
• Transthoracic Utilization of the Transesophageal Echocardiography Probe—A Novel Window to Non-Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring for the Pediatric Anesthesiologist

The precordial stethoscope has been the universal standard for continuous cardiorespiratory monitoring during pediatric anesthesia. This long-standing standard has been replaced with transesophageal echocardiography (TEE)......
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PERIOPERATIVE MEDICINE • Ultrasound Evaluation of Gastric Emptying Time in Healthy Term Neonates after Formula Feeding

The current American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) fasting guideline for formula-fed infants in the periprocedural setting is 6 h before elective procedures requiring general anesthesia, regional anesthesia, or sedation/analgesia.......
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