Pre-Extubation Ultrasound Measurement of In Situ Cuffed Endotracheal Tube Laryngeal Air Column Width Difference: Single-Center Pilot Study of Relationship With Post-Extubation Stridor in Subjects Younger Than 5 Years Old

• Published in: Pediatric critical care medicine Vol. 25; no. 3; p. 222
• Main Authors: Burton, Luke, Loberger, Jeremy, Baker, Mark, Prabhakaran, Priya, Bhargava, Vidit
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.2024
• Subjects: Airway Extubation - adverse effects; Airway Obstruction - diagnostic imaging; Airway Obstruction - etiology; Child, Preschool; Humans; Intubation, Intratracheal - adverse effects; Pilot Projects; Prospective Studies; Respiratory Sounds - etiology

Post-extubation stridor (PES) is difficult to predict before extubation. We therefore evaluated the potential diagnostic performance of pre-extubation laryngeal air column width difference (LACWD) measurement, as assessed by intensivist-performed point-of-care laryngeal ultrasound, in relation to cl...