PMID: 15248624Jul 14, 2004Paper

Air leakage around endotracheal tube cuffs

European Journal of Anaesthesiology
A DullenkopfM Weiss

Abstract

To compare the recently introduced Microcuff endotracheal tube with conventional tubes in respect of the cuff pressures required to prevent air leakage. The following tubes (ID 7.0mm) were compared: Microcuff HVLP ICU, Mallinckrodt HiLo, Portex Profile Soft Seal, Rüsch Super Safety Clear and Sheridan CF. Fifty patients undergoing endotracheal intubation with a cuffed tube of internal diameter 7.0 mm were studied. Tracheas were intubated using one of the endotracheal tubes in random order. Cuff pressure to prevent air leakage at standardized ventilator setting (peak inspiratory pressure 20 cmH2O/PEEP 5 cmH2O/respiratory rate 15 breaths min(-1)) was assessed by auscultation of audible sounds at the mouth. Patients characteristics and cuff pressures from each brand were compared to the Microcuff group using the Mann-Whitney U-test (P < 0.05 was chosen as the level of statistical significance). Patients' median age (range) was 14.2 (12.0-17.1) yr, body weight 57.5 (40.0-81.9) kg and length 164.9 (146.5-190.0) cm. No significant differences in patients' characteristics were found between groups. Mean cuff pressure (all tubes) required for air sealing was 19.1 (8-42) cmH2O. The Microcuff tube required significantly lower sealing pres...Continue Reading

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Dec 3, 2004·Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia = Journal Canadien D'anesthésie·Alexander DullenkopfMarkus Weiss
Feb 15, 2011·Intensive Care Medicine·Islem OuanesLaurent Brochard
Jul 21, 2005·Journal of Anesthesia·Tomoki Nishiyama
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