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Table 1 Characteristics of 172 children included in this study

From: Impact of changes in head position during head and neck surgery on the depth of tracheal tube intubation in anesthetized children

Characteristics

Total

n

172

Age, year

7 (2–12)

Boys, n (%)

110 (63.95)

Weight, kg

24.8 (11–84)

Height, cm

128 (87–176)

BMI, kg/m2

17.17 ± 3.81

Types of surgery, n (%)

 ENT surgery

160 (93.0)

 Orthopedic surgery

7 (4.07)

 Extracranial surgery

5 (2.91)

 Insertion depth (Age/2 + 12 cm), cm

15.5 (14.4, 16.9)

 Distance of trachea carina to endotracheal tube tip, cm

4.1 (1.7–9.2)

 Distance between trachea carina to posterior vocal commissure, cm

10.5 (7.6–13.5)

 Tracheal prolapsing, n (%)

9 (5.23)

 Hoarseness after surgery, n (%)

0

 Bronchial intubation/single lung ventilation, n (%)

0