How reliable is length-based determination of body weight and tracheal tube size in the paediatric age group? The Broselow tape reconsidered

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 283-285

  Hofer, C K ^a   Ganter, M ^a   Tucci, M ^b,c   Klaghofer, R ^b   Zollinger, A ^a  

^a TRIEMLI HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, dosage; Anaesthesia, paediatric, intubation, tracheal; Measurement techniques, Broselow tape

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AGE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; ERROR; EUROPE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STANDARD;

EID: 0036169927     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/88.2.283     Document Type: Article

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