Abstract
Selection of endotracheal tube size is very crucial in paediatric anaesthesia due to fear of increased airway resistance and subglottic edema. Age related formula is being applied to select appropriate size, some time smaller endotracheal tubes are required due to various reasons, like formula calculated to western standards, reduced weight to the age, poor nourishment. We describe a case where age related formulas to predict endotracheal tube size were fallacious.
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