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LYNNE R. FERRARI, MD; Michael J. Cunningham, MD
Boston, Mass

Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1992;118(4):448-449.

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To the Editor.—We read with interest the article entitled "The Prognostic Value of Endotracheal Tube-Air Leak" by Seid et al¹ that appeared in the ARCHIVES. Our experience has been that a leak around the endotracheal tube that is less than 30 cm H₂O is associated with a favorable postoperative outcome; however, the formula used to calculate endotracheal tube size is (age +16)/4 in children more than 2 years of age rather than the formula that was printed (age +26)/4.² The latter formula would indicate an unusually large endotracheal tube.

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