A guide to the selection of paediatric tracheostomy tubes.
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.
Irving
R M
RM
Department of Paediatric Otoloryngology, Hospital for Sick Children, London.
Jones
N S
NS
Bailey
C M
CM
Melville
J
J
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D014139:Tracheostomy / Q000295:instrumentation*