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Patient-specific depth of endotracheal intubation-from anthropometry to the Touch and Read Method
OBJECTIVE: Knowledge of accurate airway length (AL) enables safer placement of the endotracheal tube (ETT) in the trachea. Our objective was to check the safety of a new formula (Touch and Read method) to determine ETT depth. METHODS: AL was measured in 176 patients. Patients were divided into a nor...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Professional Medical Publications
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5103140/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27882028 http://dx.doi.org/10.12669/pjms.325.10609 |