Open AccessPatient-specific depth of endotracheal intubation-from anthropometry to the Touch and Read Method
Author(s) -
Saecheol Oh,
Seunguk Bang,
Woojin Kwon,
Jungwoo Shim
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
pakistan journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1682-024X
pISSN - 1681-715X
DOI - 10.12669/pjms.325.10609
Subject(s) - medicine , epiglottis , endotracheal tube , intubation , cuff , tube (container) , airway , orthodontics , surgery , larynx , mechanical engineering , engineering
Knowledge of accurate airway length (AL) enables safer placement of the endotracheal tube (ETT) in the trachea. Our objective was to check the safety of a new formula (Touch and Read method) to determine ETT depth.
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