title: The pretracheal stethoscope useful, but not a necessity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Peyton
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Joseph P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Cravero
mesh_terms: D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000379:methods*; D001314:Auscultation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods*; D019023:Stethoscopes; D014132:Trachea / Q000502:physiology
keywords: anesthesia; auscultation; conscious sedation; physiologic monitoring; stethoscopes; ventilation