Papers by RAVIWON ATISOOK
Background: In pediatric patients, having proper size of endotracheal tube (ETT) is crucial. The ... more Background: In pediatric patients, having proper size of endotracheal tube (ETT) is crucial. The practice of using age-based formulas to calculate the ETT size is easy, practical and commonly used today. However, the incidence of inappropriate tube size is still judicious, hence increasing risk from changing tube such as trauma and aspiration. Recent studies found that measuring the narrowest transverse subglottic diameter may guide the proper tube size. This study was aimed to proof that selecting ETT size using ultrasound measurement of subglottic diameter is a reliable method and lead to less frequency of changing tube size than age-based formula. Methods: This study was approved by Human Research Ethics Committee, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj hospital ID SI 165/2014 and was registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (ref: NCT02321956). Written informed consent was obtained from all the parents of participants. Ninety-three patients, age between 1-6 years with normal airway anatomy whom und...
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