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Question: The paediatric airway differs from adult airway in the following aspects
- Possibility of airway obstruction with neck extension
- The narrowest part of the airway lies immediately above the vocal cords
- The right bronchus makes approximately 25⁰ angle with carina
- Large floppy epiglottis that slops posteriorly
- The larynx is located at a cephalad level (C3-C4)
Answers:
- true
- false
- false
- true
- true
Explanation:
Differences between paediatric and adult airway:
- Large head, prominent occiput, short neck and small mandible ( vulnerability to obstruction with neck extension)
- The larynx is located at the level of C3-5 as against C5-6 in adults
- Epiglottis is large, long, U-shaped, slops posteriorly. (straight blade offers better visualisation)
- The narrowest part is cricoid cartilage as against vocal cords in adults (uncuffed tubes are preferred in young children and a small leak is allowed around the cuff to prevent tracheal wall necrosis)
- Smaller trachea (4 cm in neonates) increases the likelihood of endobronchial intubation
- Both the bronchi are at the same angle (45⁰) as compared an acute angulation of R bronchus (25⁰)in adults
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