To compare length-based estimates of endotracheal tube (ETT) size and age-based estimates with anesthesiologist-selected ideal ETT size in children with medical conditions affecting normal growth, known as pathological short stature (PSS).We conducted a retrospective review of the anesthesia database ...
Once a patient is intubated, maintenance of the endotracheal tube placement is essential. When the ETT is not secured effectively, even basic nursing management can cause tube slippage which is a major factor in causing airway trauma. Aim of the study This study was aimed at comparing the ...
The purpose of this study is to assess endotracheal tube (ETT) practices and preferences among intensivists at our institution. Methods Chart review of intubated patients and intensivist survey were simultaneously performed in January 2016 and August 2022. A height‐to‐ETT size ratio (H:ETT) was...
A 2021 randomized trial reported that successful intubation on the first attempt was 80.4% with use of a bougie and 83.0% with use of an endotracheal tube with stylet, a difference that was not statistically significant.In this video, Jonathan D. Casey,
tube always completely deflated which otherwise creates a dangerous obstruction to exhaled air flow. Warning labels are often indicated in proximity to the patient's bedside and/or chart in order to monitor the balloon of the patient's cuffed tracheostomy tube. Another drawback is the case in ...
An endotracheal tube device is described herein. The device includes a tubular body having a proximal end and a distal end opposite the proximal end, the distal end having an openin
This paper aims to show how rapid prototyping can be used in the medical field by redesigning a prototype for an endotracheal tube (ETT) connector. A survey was conducted. The purpose of this survey is to identify the common problem of ETT and to gain some ideas for redesigning the task ...
tube ( p <0.0001).These findings indicate that the second generation Microcuff PETs can be reliably used with low tube exchange rates across the entire pediatric age range when the tube size is selected according to the manufacturer's size recommendation chart. Adherence to the manufacturer's ...
Alternatively, one may use a formula (Manila et aT, 1971) or chart (Rees and Owen-Thomas, 1966) to judge the length required. A leather punch (obtainable from craft shops) is used, and holes (B, fig. 1) punched in the anterior and posterior walls of the tube at the measured leveL...
All patients received an endotracheal tube the size of which was derived from the following formula: (age in years/4) + 4. rT and rETT were measured from CT scan sections at and around the level of the thoracic inlet, and the average values were used to calculate X. These values ranged...