Optimal Insertion Depth for Nasal Mid-Turbinate and Nasopharyngeal Swabs
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Mean Insertion Depth (SD) to the Posterior Nasopharyngeal Wall | Mean Insertion Depth (SD) to the Anterior Part of the Inferior Turbinate | Mean Insertion Depth (SD) to the Posterior Part of the Inferior Turbinate | Mean Insertion Depth (SD) to the Nasal Mid-Turbinate | Mean Length (SD) from the Nose Tip to Vestibulum Nasi | |
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All | 9.40 (0.64) | 1.95 (0.61) | 6.39 (0.62) | 4.17 (0.48) | 1.42 (0.36) |
Women | 9.04 (0.55) | 1.79 (0.47) | 6.13 (0.50) | 3.96 (0.39) | 1.27 (0.29) |
Men | 9.75 (0.53) | 2.09 (0.68) | 6.63 (0.61) | 4.36 (0.47) | 1.56 (0.36) |
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Callesen, R.E.; Kiel, C.M.; Hovgaard, L.H.; Jakobsen, K.K.; Papesch, M.; von Buchwald, C.; Todsen, T. Optimal Insertion Depth for Nasal Mid-Turbinate and Nasopharyngeal Swabs. Diagnostics 2021, 11, 1257. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics11071257
Callesen RE, Kiel CM, Hovgaard LH, Jakobsen KK, Papesch M, von Buchwald C, Todsen T. Optimal Insertion Depth for Nasal Mid-Turbinate and Nasopharyngeal Swabs. Diagnostics. 2021; 11(7):1257. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics11071257
Chicago/Turabian StyleCallesen, Rasmus Eið, Cecilie Mullerup Kiel, Lisette Hvid Hovgaard, Kathrine Kronberg Jakobsen, Michael Papesch, Christian von Buchwald, and Tobias Todsen. 2021. "Optimal Insertion Depth for Nasal Mid-Turbinate and Nasopharyngeal Swabs" Diagnostics 11, no. 7: 1257. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics11071257
APA StyleCallesen, R. E., Kiel, C. M., Hovgaard, L. H., Jakobsen, K. K., Papesch, M., von Buchwald, C., & Todsen, T. (2021). Optimal Insertion Depth for Nasal Mid-Turbinate and Nasopharyngeal Swabs. Diagnostics, 11(7), 1257. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics11071257