Effects of age, sex and body anthropometry on needle thoracostomy in a Singapore paediatric cohort: a chest CT study
In a Singaporean population, mean CWT at the second ICS MCL is thinner than mean CWT at the fourth ICS MAL for all age, sex, weight-for-length and body mass index categories. For successful NT at the second ICS MCL, a 25 mm needle is recommended for infants, 32 mm for children and 50 mm for adolescents.
Authors
- Jun Yuan Tan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4230-5262)
- AWK Ang
- Elisabeth Sue Shuen Fong
- Phua Hwee Tang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2683-1518)
- Amirzeb Aurangzeb (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3536-9145)
- Zhao Jin Chen
- Gene Yong-Kwang Ong
- Sarah Hui Wen Yao
- Jen Heng Pek
Institutions
- National University of Singapore (SG)
- KK Women's and Children's Hospital (SG)
- National University Hospital (SG)
- National University Health System (SG)
- Sengkang General Hospital (SG)
- Monash University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Emergency Medicine Journal
- Published
- 2026-03-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2025-215602
- Primary Topic
- Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00