The nasopharyngeal airway | 合法醫療器材資訊網

由KRoberts著作·2005·被引用71次—Thenasopharyngealairway(NPA)isasimpleairwayadjunctusedinanumberofhealthcaredisciplines,bystafftrainedtovaryinglevelsofcompetenceinairway ...

The nasopharyngeal airway (NPA) is a simple airway adjunct used by various healthcare professionals. It has some advantages over the oropharyngeal airway (OPA) but despite this it appears to be used less frequently. This may be due to fears over intracranial placement in cases of possible basal skull fracture. This fear, promulgated by training, is based solely on two single case reports and relative risk needs to be put into clinical context.

Widely taught methods of sizing NPAs are based upon the width of the patient’s nostril or little finger, MRI data demonstrate that these methods are inaccurate. Ideal NPA length measured at nasal endoscopy correlates with subject height, this is independent of subject sex, and is a far more accurate determinant and easy to use in the clinical setting. Average height females require a Por...