Mishap averted with an axillary stethoscope

Authors

  • Kuppuswamy Balaji Christian Medical College, Vellore
  • Anita Shirley Joselyn Christian Medical College, ellore
  • Kalyana Chakravarthy Christian Medical College, Vellore
  • Kirubakaran Immanuel Davis Christian Medical College, Vellore

Keywords:

neonate, precordial stethoscope

Abstract

A stethoscope placed over the precordium, or in the axilla, is one of the prescribed monitors to use during anaesthesia,1 since it monitors both the cardiac and breath sounds. However, currently, it is being used infrequently.2 We describe the anaesthetic management of a child in whom a critical incident was averted with the use of an axillary stethoscope.

Author Biographies

Kuppuswamy Balaji, Christian Medical College, Vellore

Assistant Professor Department of Anaesthesia Christian Medical College Vellore

Anita Shirley Joselyn, Christian Medical College, ellore

Assistant Professor Department of Anaesthesia Christian Medical College Vellore

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Published

2012-05-15

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 4 (2012)

Section

Letters to the Editor

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