Current practices in endotracheal tube size selection for adults

AC Cao, S Rereddy, N Mirza - The Laryngoscope, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
ETT size selection in patients undergoing intubation and … -based guidelines that best reflect
tracheal diameter will … is a good estimation of tracheal morphology and appropriate ETT size. …

Endotracheal tube size in critically ill patients

BI Esianor, BR Campbell, JD Casey, L Du… - … –Head & Neck …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
… Despite differences in intubation duration, the results of this … of all adult patients who
underwent endotracheal intubation in … ETT used for intubation (ETT used ) and the ideal ETT (ETT

[HTML][HTML] Choice of the correct size of endotracheal tube in pediatric patients

S Park, SW Shin, HJ Kim, JU Yoon… - Anesthesia and Pain …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… of an endotracheal tube (ETT) of appropriate size for airway … The use of the inner diameter
to estimate the optimal ETT size … runs parallel to the trachea in adults, but is narrower, softer, …

Proposing an endotracheal tube selection tool based on multivariate analysis of airway imaging

Y Aljathlany, A Aljasser, A Alhelali… - Ear, Nose & Throat …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
… We aimed to comprehensively investigate different upper airway segments in adults, … The
predictive models of the TD can be used to estimate the best ETT size which will need to be …

Ideal depth of endotracheal intubation at the vocal cord level in pediatric patients considering racial differences in tracheal length

T Yamamoto, E Schindler - Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2022 - mdpi.com
… to predict the ideal endotracheal tube insertion depth at the … The determination of the
appropriate depth of endotracheal … be applied to adults as well as non-cardiac pediatric patients. …

Comparisons and refinements of neonatal oro-tracheal intubation length estimation methods in Taiwanese neonates

CC Peng, HY Chang, NP Tiong, JH Chang… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
… to estimate the ideal position and definitions of optimal … -appropriate endotracheal tube
(Mallinckrodt™ tracheal tube, … indicator of tracheal length in pediatric and adult populations, …

Airway ultrasound predicts endotracheal tube size more accurately than Cole's age-based formula in paediatric patients

OE Ekor, JO Olatosi, MK Rotimi, OIO Dada… - Southern African Journal …, 2022 - ajol.info
… of the paediatric airway compared to the adult airway. An … ETT size was considered optimal
when tracheal leak was … Ultrasonographic estimation of endotracheal tube size in paediatric …

Correlation between correctly sized uncuffed endotracheal tube and ultrasonographically determined subglottic diameter in paediatric population

R Makireddy, A Cherian, LB Elakkumanan… - Indian Journal of …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
… of endotracheal tube (ETT) size is important in the paediatric population as their airway is
fragile and prone to post-intubation … of uncuffed tube are used to estimate optimal ETT size. The …

Comparison of the selection of nasotracheal tube diameter based on the patient's sex or size of the nasal airway: A prospective observational study

HJ Kim, Y Roh, SY Yun, WK Park, HY Kim, MH Lee… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
… an orotracheal tube [2]. Thus, it is recommended to choose a … the proximal cuff of the
endotracheal tube be located at least 2 … –6.5 mm matches the tracheal diameter of adults fairly well …

Accuracy of age-based formula to predict the size and depth of cuffed oral preformed endotracheal tubes in children undergoing tonsillectomy

M Tareerath, P Mangmeesri - Ear, Nose & Throat Journal, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
… unmentioned rounding method of ETT size after calculation. … obese adult patients may have
smaller airways due to airway … As a consequence, even the best formula does not replace a …