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Body Surface Area Is Not a Reliable Predictor of Tracheal Tube Size in Children

OBJECTIVES: The age-based Cole formula has been employed for the estimation of endotracheal tube (ETT) size due to its ease of use, but may not appropriately consider growth rates among children. Child growth is assessed by calculating the body surface area (BSA). The association between the outer d...

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Autores principales: Uzumcugil, Filiz, Celebioglu, Emre Can, Ozkaragoz, Demet Basak, Yilbas, Aysun Ankay, Akca, Basak, Lotfinagsh, Nazgol, Celebioglu, Bilge
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Society of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6222187/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30139232
http://dx.doi.org/10.21053/ceo.2018.00178