Intubation (peds)
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See critical care quick reference for airway sizes by weight.
Airway Adjuncts
- OP Airway Size:
- from lip/teeth to angle of jaw
- NP Airway:
- tip of nose to tragus
- BVM in Kids
- 10cc/kg
ETT
ETT Size: (Age/4) + 4
- Estimates cuffed
- 1 yr, 10kg, size 4
- 5 yr, 20kg, size 5
- 10 yr, 30 kg, size 6
- Cuffed and uncuffed ETT are acceptable
- Uncuffed
- <1yo - 3.5mm ETT
- 1-2yo - 4mm ETT
- >2yo - 4 + (age/4)
- Cuffed
- <1yo - 3mm ETT
- 1-2yo - 3.5mm ETT
- >2yo - 3.5 + (age/4)
- Uncuffed
- Depth of Tube Placement: 3 x ETT
Preemies
- 1kg 2.5mm tube at 7cm depth
- 2g 3.0mm tube at 8 cm depth
- 3kg 3.5 tube at 9 cm depth
Other Tubes:
- NG, OG, foley: 2 x ETT
- Chest Tube (max) 4x ETT
ETT Drug Delivery
Endotracheal Drug Delivery: 1:1000 solution @ 0.1 mg/kg = 0.1ml/kg
See Also
Source
Adapted from Pani, DeBonis