| The aim of the current study was to identify the proper size of endotracheal tube for intubation
of cleft lip and palate patients and intubation outcomes in these patients.
Patients and methods
In this analytic cross-sectional study, 60 nonsyndromic cleft lip and palate patients were selected
who had surgery between April 2010 and April 2012 at Pediatrics Hospital, Tabriz University of
Medical Sciences, Iran. Demographic findings, previous admissions, and surgical history were
registered. The proper tube size was measured by normal children formulas. Then tube size was
confirmed by patients’ minimum resistance to intubation, proper ventilation reported by
anesthesiologist, and appropriate air leakage at an airway pressure of 15–20 cm H O. If intubation
was unsuccessful then smaller size of endotracheal tube would be tried. Frequency of intubation
trials and the biggest endotracheal tube size were recorded |