The ideal location for the tip of the endotracheal tube is midway between the vocal cords and the carina; if the tip of the tube is at or above the vocal cords or, conversely, distal to the carina in ...
“This means there are very small tolerances for the safe position of an endotracheal tube in a very premature baby and so even a small movement of the tube may be enough to dislodge it.