Open AccessUltrasound assessment of subglottic region for estimation of appropriate endotracheal tube size in pediatric anesthesia
Author(s) -
Pughal Vendan Gnanaprakasam,
Venkatesh Selvaraj
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of anaesthesiology-clinical pharmacology/journal of anaesthesiology clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 2231-2730
pISSN - 0970-9185
DOI - 10.4103/joacp.joacp_232_16
Subject(s) - medicine , endotracheal tube , ultrasound , american society of anesthesiologists , cricoid cartilage , nuclear medicine , intubation , larynx , surgery , radiology
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 study is to compare the appropriateness of uncuffed ETT selection based on modified Cole's formula with that of ultrasound assessment method of subglottic diameter in children undergoing surgical procedures under general anesthesia.