Estimation of the length of nasotracheal tube to be introduced in children.

de la Sierra Antona, Maria; López-Herce, Jesús; Rupérez, Marta; García, Cristina; Garrido, Gregorio · J Pediatr · 2002

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Abstract

The formula 10.5 + (weight[kg]/2) showed a predictive capacity of 0.8939 to estimate the length (cm) of endotracheal tube to be introduced through the nasal route in 99 children between newborn and 4 years old. In a validation study, the formula maintained a high level of concordance with the true values: 0.9370.

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