RESUMO

We evaluated the reliability of the oro-helical length in predicting the ideal endotracheal tube depth in neonates and found the oro-helical length was a consistently more reliable and better predictor of the ideal endotracheal tube depth on chest radiograph than the 7-8-9 rule, especially in infants weighing ≤1500 g.

Assuntos

Intubação Intratraqueal/instrumentação , Boca/anatomia & histologia , Traqueia/anatomia & histologia , Antropometria/métodos , Desenho de Equipamento , Feminino , Seguimentos , Humanos , Recém-Nascido , Masculino , Estudos Prospectivos , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes