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SUBMITTER: Ahn JH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6362231 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ahn Jin Hee JH Kim Doyeon D Gil Nam-Su NS Son Yong Hun YH Seong Bong Gyu BG Jeong Ji Seon JS
Scientific reports 20190204 1
Pediatric patients have large heads and relatively small bodies, making it difficult to perform intubation even in the sniffing position. Therefore, this study was planned on the assumption that hand-assisted elevation and caudad traction of the shoulder (HA-ECTS) would compensate for the laryngoscopic view. In this observational study, 45 pediatric patients aged 0-36 months with an ASA physical status of I-III and scheduled for elective surgery under general anesthesia were enrolled. HA-ECTS wa ...[more]