In Situ and Home Care Nasopharyngeal Intubation Improves Respiratory Condition and Prevents Surgical Procedures in Early Infancy of Severe Cases of Robin Sequence

Figure 1

Nasopharyngeal intubation. (a) The Portex silicone tube and tape for marking the tube; (b) tube marked with a tape at the 7.5 cm level for positioning of the tube 7.5 cm inside and 1 cm outside the nostril; (c) the 5 cm micropore, partially divided in half; (d) the micropore tape fixed on the tube through divided parts; (e) the tube ready for introduction into the nostril; (f) the tube being introduced into the nostril; (g) a view of a tube through the cleft palate; (h) infant with PRS and nasopharyngeal intubation.

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