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

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ÜZÜMCÜGİL F., Celebioglu E. C., Ozkaragoz D. B., ANKAY YILBAŞ A., AKÇA B., Lotfinagsh N., ...More

CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY, vol.11, no.4, pp.301-308, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 11 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.21053/ceo.2018.00178
  • Journal Name: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.301-308
  • Keywords: Body Surface Area, Endotracheal Intubation, Pediatrics, Ultrasonography, COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY, ULTRASOUND, AIRWAY, DIMENSIONS, STENOSIS, LENGTH
  • Ankara University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objectives. The age-based Cole formula has been employed estimation of endotracheal tube (ETT) size due to its case 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 diameter of an appropriate uncuffed-endotracheal-tube (ETT-OD) and the BSA values of patients at 24-96 months of age was our primary outcome.