Impact of lateral positioning on upper airway morphology in sedated children under five
Lateral position significantly enlarges the upper airway in sedated children under five. These findings support using lateral position to enhance airway patency in younger patients.
Authors
- Jiawei Liang
- Qiang Shu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4106-6255)
- Hui Ye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0734-9059)
- Guojia Xie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8250-6157)
- Ping Cui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3196-2563)
- Dengming Lai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7163-9205)
- Xiangming Fang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2283-1863)
- Wenli Zhao
- Yuan Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9604-2624)
- Xuan Jia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5810-3390)
- Yue Jin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0953-2196)
Institutions
- Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Journal of Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-04-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s12519-025-00910-w
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.66
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China