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Article Abstract
New observations from novel imaging techniques regarding the anatomy, dimensions, and shape of the pediatric airway have emerged and provide insight for potential changes in the clinical management of the airway in infants and children. These new findings are challenging the historical concepts of a funnel-shaped upper airway with the cricoid ring as the narrowest dimension. Although these tenets have been accepted and used to guide clinical practice in airway management, there are limited clinical investigations in children to support the validity of these concepts. Imaging modalities such as magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography (CT) scanning, multi-detector CT imaging, and videobronchoscopy suggest the need to revisit the historical view of the pediatric airway. This manuscript reviews the historical evolution of pediatric airway studies, summarizes important scientific observations from recent investigations relevant to our clinical understanding of pediatric airway anatomy, and discusses the importance of these findings for pediatric airway management.
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