Post by slevittMD on Feb 22, 2015 23:30:30 GMT -5
Dr. Izsak went over this in conference, but I thought it was worth posting on here!
1x ETT size = (age/4) + 4 (formula for uncuffed tube size. Subtract .5 for cuffed tube
2x ETT size = NG / OG / Foley size
3x ETT size = ET tube insertion depth
4x ETT size = chest tube size
1x ETT size = (age/4) + 4 (formula for uncuffed tube size. Subtract .5 for cuffed tube
2x ETT size = NG / OG / Foley size
3x ETT size = ET tube insertion depth
4x ETT size = chest tube size
