A 62-year-old man is ventilated on ICU. The team wishes to recruit a carer to assist with his care. The patient's ETT is marked at 23 cm at the teeth....

Question

A 62-year-old man is ventilated on ICU. The team wishes to recruit a carer to assist with his care. The patient's ETT is marked at 23 cm at the teeth. CXR shows the ETT tip level with the carina. What is the ideal position of the ETT tip?

Accepted Answer

2-4 cm above the carina, approximately at the level of T2-T4

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At the level of the carina

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1 cm above the carina

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In the right main bronchus

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At the level of the vocal cords

uk-fficm MCQ (SBA): ETT Position

A 62-year-old man is ventilated on ICU. The team wishes to recruit a carer to assist with his care. The patient's ETT is marked at 23 cm at the teeth. CXR shows the ETT tip level with the carina. What is the ideal position of the ETT tip?