Pediatrics : Induction equipment

Keyword

Pediatrics : Induction equipment, pediatric intubation, pediatric tube size

Airway equipment selection

Tube diameter : 4 + Age/4 (in mm)

Length of tube :12 + Age/2 (in cm)

Recommended sizes and distance of insertion of endotracheal tubes

and laryngoscope blades for use in pediatric patients

• Inserting the endotracheal tube these distances from the alveolar ridge of the mandible or maxilla usually places the distal end of the tube in the midtrachea

Reference

Morgan and Mikhail's Clinical Anesthesiology, 5th edition, Ch.42 p 880~892

Miller’s anesthesia, 8th edition, Ch.93: Pediatric Anesthesia, p.2777