Sizing an NPA
Many question the utility of a nasal pharyngeal airway. A properly sized and placed NPA will put the tip close to the patient’s epiglottis. I have personally seen dual NPAs maintain an airway in a patient with progressive angio edema while prepping for intubation: it allowed for a controlled intubation, rather than a crash surgical airway.
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