Morphometric study on the anatomy of the fetal cricoid cartilage and comparison between its inner diameter and endotracheal tube sizes

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 117, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 774-780

  Lima, Leila F R ^a,b   Nita, Luciana M ^a   Campelo, Victor E S ^a   Imamura, Rui ^a   Tsuji, Domingos H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cricoid cartilage; Growth; Larynx; Neonate; Orotracheal intubation; Prematurity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BODY WEIGHT; CRICOID; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FETUS; FETUS (ANATOMY); GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MEASUREMENT; MORPHOMETRICS; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; STILLBIRTH; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TECHNICAL AID; TUBE;

EID: 54249141663     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348940811701013     Document Type: Article

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