Articles: intubation.
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Int. J. Pediatr. Otorhinolaryngol. · Nov 2020
Randomized Controlled Trial Observational StudyEvaluation of various anthropometric airway parameters as predictors of difficult airway in neonates: A prospective observational study.
To determine the relationship between various anthropometric parameters (age, weight, neck circumference, head circumference, thyromental distance, sternomental distance, frontal plane to chin distance, and frontal plane to chin distance by weight ratio) in neonates with difficult laryngoscopy and difficult intubation. ⋯ No single parameter can provide a high index of sensitivity and specificity to predict difficult airway in neonates. Therefore, a combination of tests, including Weight, TMD, SMD, and FPCD/Wt ratio, should be used. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first prospective study to assess predictors to the difficult airway in neonates.
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Critical care medicine · Nov 2020
Multicenter StudyThe Association Between Endotracheal Tube Size and Aspiration (During Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing) in Acute Respiratory Failure Survivors.
To determine whether a modifiable risk factor, endotracheal tube size, is associated with the diagnosis of postextubation aspiration in survivors of acute respiratory failure. ⋯ Larger endotracheal tube size was associated with increased risk of aspiration and laryngeal granulation tissue. Using smaller endotracheal tubes may reduce the risk of postextubation aspiration.