Open AccessAppropriate depth of placement of oral endotracheal tube and its possible determinants in Indian adult patients
Author(s) -
Manu Varshney,
Kanika Sharma,
Rakesh Kumar,
Preeti Goyal Varshney
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of anaesthesia/indian journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 0976-2817
pISSN - 0019-5049
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5049.89880
Subject(s) - medicine , endotracheal tube , airway , intubation , cuff , surgery , orthodontics , dentistry
Optimal depth of endotracheal tube (ET) placement has been a serious concern because of the complications associated with its malposition.