The ultrasound-guided technique for placement of central venous catheters was easy to apply in infants and children. It is our impression that it increased the precision and safety of the procedure in this group of patients.

A 2 1/2-year-old boy with acute obstructive lung disease from adenovirus infection developed cough-induced paroxysms of intense dyspnoea leading to respiratory failure. Chest x-ray and fluoroscopy demonstrated retropharyngeal air occluding the airway. The clinical management of this and similar air-leak problems is discussed.

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PECO2 is a good indicator of PaCO2 in our anaesthetic setting.