According to researchers from Emory University in Atlanta, using suprasternal ultrasound on endotracheal tube (ETT) cuffs in infants and neonates could improve the positioning accuracy and precision of the ETT tip at T2.
The researchers identified a cohort of patients younger than 1 year of age who underwent suprasternal ultrasonography to ascertain the correct depth of ETT placement, along with an age-matched cohort checked by auscultation. Chest x-ray was used to confirm the depth of the ETT