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Bedside prediction of airway length by measuring upper incisor manubrio-sternal joint length

BACKGROUND: Malpositioning of endotracheal tube may lead to serious complications like endobronchial intubation or accidental extubation. Using anatomical measurements for prediction of airway length would be more practical in resource constrained settings. MATERIALS AND METHODS: One hundred adult p...

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Autores principales: Mukherjee, Sudipta, Ray, Manjushree, Pal, Rita
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4009637/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24803755
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-9185.130011