Upper airway dimensions in children using rigid video‐bronchoscopy and a computer software: description of a measurement technique

Background:  Pediatric airway management decisions are based primarily on results derived from indirect measures of laryngeal and tracheal dimensions. More recent methods could provide more direct information about absolute and relative changes in airway dimensions associated with growth and development.

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