Comparison of Tracheal Diameter Measured by Chest X-Ray and by Computed Tomography
Assessments of tracheal diameter (TD) are important to select proper endotracheal tubes. Previous studies have used X-ray and physical indices to estimate tracheal diameter but these may not reflect the actual TD. We compared TD measured by X-ray (TD-XP) and by computer tomography (TD-CT) in 200 pat...
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| description | Assessments of tracheal diameter (TD) are important to select proper endotracheal tubes. Previous studies have used X-ray and physical indices to estimate tracheal diameter but these may not reflect the actual TD. We compared TD measured by X-ray (TD-XP) and by computer tomography (TD-CT) in 200 patients. Also, we analyzed correlation of TD-CT with physical indices such as age, height, weight, and BMI. TD-XP and TD-CT were significantly correlated (male: n=55, P=.0146; female: n=91, P=.001). TD-XP was 0.4 mm wider in male and 1.0 mm wider in female than TD-CT. However, correlation coefficients of TD-XP and TD-CT are very weak (male: r=0.36; female: r=0.653). TD-CT did not correlate with age, height, weight, or BMI. Our findings suggest that correlations of TD-XP and TD are statistically significant but not clinically significant. Physical indices are not useful to estimate TD. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8baab5b326394255bcde4b8d6fc4af502025-02-03T05:54:21ZengWileyAnesthesiology Research and Practice1687-69621687-69702010-01-01201010.1155/2010/269171269171Comparison of Tracheal Diameter Measured by Chest X-Ray and by Computed TomographyShigeki Sakuraba0Ryohei Serita1Junya Kuribayashi2Shizuko Kosugi3Hirofumi Arisaka4Kazuichi Yoshida5Junzo Takeda6Department of Anesthesiology, Clinical Care Medicine, Kanagawa Dental College, Kanagawa 238-8580, JapanDepartment of Anesthesia, Kasumigaura National Hospital, Ibaraki 300-8585, JapanDepartment of Anesthesia, Kasumigaura National Hospital, Ibaraki 300-8585, JapanDepartment of Anesthesia, Kasumigaura National Hospital, Ibaraki 300-8585, JapanDepartment of Anesthesiology, Clinical Care Medicine, Kanagawa Dental College, Kanagawa 238-8580, JapanDepartment of Anesthesiology, Clinical Care Medicine, Kanagawa Dental College, Kanagawa 238-8580, JapanDepartment of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo 160-8582, JapanAssessments of tracheal diameter (TD) are important to select proper endotracheal tubes. Previous studies have used X-ray and physical indices to estimate tracheal diameter but these may not reflect the actual TD. We compared TD measured by X-ray (TD-XP) and by computer tomography (TD-CT) in 200 patients. Also, we analyzed correlation of TD-CT with physical indices such as age, height, weight, and BMI. TD-XP and TD-CT were significantly correlated (male: n=55, P=.0146; female: n=91, P=.001). TD-XP was 0.4 mm wider in male and 1.0 mm wider in female than TD-CT. However, correlation coefficients of TD-XP and TD-CT are very weak (male: r=0.36; female: r=0.653). TD-CT did not correlate with age, height, weight, or BMI. Our findings suggest that correlations of TD-XP and TD are statistically significant but not clinically significant. Physical indices are not useful to estimate TD.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/269171 |
| spellingShingle | Shigeki Sakuraba Ryohei Serita Junya Kuribayashi Shizuko Kosugi Hirofumi Arisaka Kazuichi Yoshida Junzo Takeda Comparison of Tracheal Diameter Measured by Chest X-Ray and by Computed Tomography Anesthesiology Research and Practice |
| title | Comparison of Tracheal Diameter Measured by Chest X-Ray and by Computed Tomography |
| title_full | Comparison of Tracheal Diameter Measured by Chest X-Ray and by Computed Tomography |
| title_fullStr | Comparison of Tracheal Diameter Measured by Chest X-Ray and by Computed Tomography |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparison of Tracheal Diameter Measured by Chest X-Ray and by Computed Tomography |
| title_short | Comparison of Tracheal Diameter Measured by Chest X-Ray and by Computed Tomography |
| title_sort | comparison of tracheal diameter measured by chest x ray and by computed tomography |
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