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Article: The clinical implication of the vocal cords-carina distance in anaesthetized Chinese adults during orotracheal intubation

TitleThe clinical implication of the vocal cords-carina distance in anaesthetized Chinese adults during orotracheal intubation
Authors
KeywordsComplications, intubation endobronchial
Equipment, tubes tracheal
Lung, trachea
Measurement techniques, fibreoptic
Issue Date2006
PublisherOxford University Press. The Journal's web site is located at http://bja.oxfordjournals.org/
Citation
British Journal Of Anaesthesia, 2006, v. 97 n. 4, p. 489-495 How to Cite?
AbstractBackground. Previous studies have identified no strong correlation between patients' height and tracheal length in anaesthetized patients. We have attempted to compare vocal cords-carina distance (VCD) in Chinese patients with the dimensions of five commonly used tracheal tubes. In addition, we attempted to find a surface anatomy measurement that would identify patients with 'short tracheas'. Methods. We measured VCD in 130 anaesthetized Chinese patients with a fibreoptic bronchoscope. Also measurements were obtained of the distal ends of five commonly used tracheal tubes. We undertook various surface anatomy measurements on the patients' chest and neck region to predict those patients with short tracheas. Results. VCD averaged 12.6 (sd 1.4) cm. In seven patients (5%) this distance was particularly short (between 8.8 and 10.4 cm). Many of the commonly used tracheal tubes would be placed close to or beyond the carina when the black intubation guide mark(s) is (are) at the level of the vocal cords. The VCD of ≤11 cm (short trachea) could be predicted by patient height of ≤167.5 cm and a thyrosternal distance of ≤28.5 cm with limited reliability. Conclusions. A significant number of patients with short VCD in our study group could be at risk of endobronchial intubation with many of the tracheal tubes. Patient height and thyrosternal distance can be useful in predicting short tracheas. © Copyright 2006 Oxford University Press.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/54378
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dc.contributor.authorChong, DY Cen_HK
dc.contributor.authorGreenland, KBen_HK
dc.contributor.authorTan, STen_HK
dc.contributor.authorIrwin, MGen_HK
dc.contributor.authorHung, CTen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2009-04-03T07:44:59Z-
dc.date.available2009-04-03T07:44:59Z-
dc.date.issued2006en_HK
dc.identifier.citationBritish Journal Of Anaesthesia, 2006, v. 97 n. 4, p. 489-495en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0007-0912en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/54378-
dc.description.abstractBackground. Previous studies have identified no strong correlation between patients' height and tracheal length in anaesthetized patients. We have attempted to compare vocal cords-carina distance (VCD) in Chinese patients with the dimensions of five commonly used tracheal tubes. In addition, we attempted to find a surface anatomy measurement that would identify patients with 'short tracheas'. Methods. We measured VCD in 130 anaesthetized Chinese patients with a fibreoptic bronchoscope. Also measurements were obtained of the distal ends of five commonly used tracheal tubes. We undertook various surface anatomy measurements on the patients' chest and neck region to predict those patients with short tracheas. Results. VCD averaged 12.6 (sd 1.4) cm. In seven patients (5%) this distance was particularly short (between 8.8 and 10.4 cm). Many of the commonly used tracheal tubes would be placed close to or beyond the carina when the black intubation guide mark(s) is (are) at the level of the vocal cords. The VCD of ≤11 cm (short trachea) could be predicted by patient height of ≤167.5 cm and a thyrosternal distance of ≤28.5 cm with limited reliability. Conclusions. A significant number of patients with short VCD in our study group could be at risk of endobronchial intubation with many of the tracheal tubes. Patient height and thyrosternal distance can be useful in predicting short tracheas. © Copyright 2006 Oxford University Press.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherOxford University Press. The Journal's web site is located at http://bja.oxfordjournals.org/en_HK
dc.relation.ispartofBritish Journal of Anaesthesiaen_HK
dc.rightsBritish Journal of Anaesthesia. Copyright © Oxford University Press.en_HK
dc.rightsThis is a pre-copy-editing, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in British Journal of Anaesthesia following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bja/ael186en_HK
dc.subjectComplications, intubation endobronchialen_HK
dc.subjectEquipment, tubes trachealen_HK
dc.subjectLung, tracheaen_HK
dc.subjectMeasurement techniques, fibreopticen_HK
dc.subject.meshAnesthesia, Generalen_HK
dc.subject.meshAsian Continental Ancestry Groupen_HK
dc.subject.meshTrachea - anatomy & histologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshChina - ethnologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshIntubation, Intratracheal - instrumentationen_HK
dc.titleThe clinical implication of the vocal cords-carina distance in anaesthetized Chinese adults during orotracheal intubationen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
dc.identifier.emailIrwin, MG:mgirwin@hku.hken_HK
dc.identifier.authorityIrwin, MG=rp00390en_HK
dc.description.naturepostprinten_HK
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/bja/ael186en_HK
dc.identifier.pmid16873383-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-33748856172en_HK
dc.identifier.hkuros119302-
dc.relation.referenceshttp://www.scopus.com/mlt/select.url?eid=2-s2.0-33748856172&selection=ref&src=s&origin=recordpageen_HK
dc.identifier.volume97en_HK
dc.identifier.issue4en_HK
dc.identifier.spage489en_HK
dc.identifier.epage495en_HK
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000240588900009-
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdomen_HK
dc.identifier.citeulike847433-
dc.identifier.issnl0007-0912-

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