Preventing inadvertent Endobronchial intubation: Upper incisor to manubriosternal joint length as a predictor of airway length in children.

CONCLUSION: The upper incisor-carina length shows a positive correlation with the patient's upper incisor-manubriosternal joint length and the patient's standing height while the degree of maximum head extension has no significant bearing on this relationship. The upper incisor-manubriosternal joint length can be used as a predictor of airway length and the depth of insertion of endotracheal tube in children. PMID: 32959454 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Paediatric Anaesthesia - Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Tags: Paediatr Anaesth Source Type: research