Ultrasound assessment of subglottic region for estimation of appropriate endotracheal tube size in pediatric anesthesia

Background and Aims: Endotracheal tube (ETT) selection in pediatric patients is mainly done with the age, height, or weight-based formula. We compared ultrasound assessment of the subglottic area to predict the outer diameter of the ETT, with that of modified Cole's formula. The aim of the stud...

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Main Authors: Pughal Vendan Gnanaprakasam, Venkatesh Selvaraj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology
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Online Access:http://www.joacp.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9185;year=2017;volume=33;issue=2;spage=231;epage=235;aulast=Gnanaprakasam