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A guide to the selection of paediatric tracheostomy tubes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

R. M. Irving ,
N. S. Jones ,
C. M. Bailey  and
J. Melville
R. M. Irving*
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatric Otolaryngology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, London WC1N 3JH
N. S. Jones
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatric Otolaryngology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, London WC1N 3JH
C. M. Bailey
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatric Otolaryngology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, London WC1N 3JH
J. Melville
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatric Otolaryngology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, London WC1N 3JH
*
MrR. M. Irving, F.R.C.S., Department of Otolaryngology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 2QQ.
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Abstract

A large range of tracheostomy tube types and sizes are available for use in children. Regional preference, rather than individual patient assessment, tends to determine selection. We present a table designed to assist with appropriate size selection, and discuss the relative merits and shortcomings of the tubes currently available.

Keywords

Tracheostomy tube
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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 105 , Issue 12 , December 1991 , pp. 1046 - 1051
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1991

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