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Estimation of nares-to-epiglottis distance for selecting an appropriate nasopharyngeal airway

The nasopharyngeal airway is an important equipment in airway management, a correct placement is crucial for its effectiveness. We measured the nares-to-epiglottis distance (NED) and examined the correlations of the optimal insertion length (NED-1) with patient characteristics and various external f...

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Autores principales: Tseng, Wei-Cheng, Lin, Wei-Lin, Cherng, Chen-Hwan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6417616/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30855511
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000014832