Open AccessUltrasonographic Estimation of Endotracheal Tube Size in Paediatric Patients and its Comparison with Physical Indices Based Formulae: A Prospective Study
Author(s) -
Jagadish G Sutagatti,
Ranjana Raja,
Madhuri S Kurdi
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/25905.9838
Subject(s) - medicine , confidence interval , intubation , endotracheal tube , observational study , airway management , surgery
Choosing the correct Endotracheal Tube (ETT) size is important in paediatric anaesthesia. The subglottic diameter being the narrowest diameter of the paediatric upper airway plays an important role in appropriate ETT size selection.