Abstract:Safe intubation of newborns remains a challenge. This investigates the upper airway anatomy of (pre‐)term infants was investigated to improve airway management and the development of airway devices. Angles and diameters of both oral and nasal intubation pathways of 22 cadavers of premature and term stillborn infants were measured, relative to their gestational age (GA) and tested for statistical significance. The systematic influence of sex on the distribution of values was examined. Cast models of the oral an… Show more
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