المصدر: TUBE SIZES IN PEDIATRICS في منتدى : كتب طبية TUBE SIZES IN PEDIATRICS --------------------------------------- You decided to intubate a child and wisely remembered that you should also follow with an NG/ OG after intubation to decompress the stomach. In order to avoid the blank stare when asked "what size"? Here's a nice mneumonic about Pediatric "tube" sizes... easy as 1-2-3-4 Please note ETT = endotracheal tube size 1x ETT = (age/4) + 4 (formula for uncuffed tubes) 2x ETT = NG/ OG/ foley size 3x ETT = depth of ETT insertion 4x ETT = chest tube size (max, e.g. hemothorax) So for example, a 4-year-old child would get intubated with a 5-0 ETT inserted to depth of 15 cm (3x ETT), a 10Fr NG/OG/foley (2x ETT), and a 20Fr chest tube (4x ETT) . Also, remember that you can use cuffed tubes in any child except neonates but the formula needs to be adjusted as follows: cuffed endotracheal tube ID (mm) = (age/4) + 3.5
