“…A precordial stethoscope applied to the left chest may also provide early evidence of tracheal tube that migrates endobronchially while positioning the infant. It may also be useful to monitor heart sounds during surgery and might provide other information, e.g., a clue to successful or unsuccessful closure of a persistent ductus arteriosus during thoracoscopic surgery [ 1 ]. It is also quite indispensible should other monitors fail.…”
“…A precordial stethoscope applied to the left chest may also provide early evidence of tracheal tube that migrates endobronchially while positioning the infant. It may also be useful to monitor heart sounds during surgery and might provide other information, e.g., a clue to successful or unsuccessful closure of a persistent ductus arteriosus during thoracoscopic surgery [ 1 ]. It is also quite indispensible should other monitors fail.…”
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