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Tracheal cuffs
Author(s) -
CRAWLEY B. E.,
CROSS D. E.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1975.tb00787.x
Subject(s) - medicine , tracheal intubation , cuff , intubation , airway , anesthesia , surgery
The sequelae following prolonged tracheal intubation are reviewed. The virtues of large volume low pressure cuffs are confirmed, and the dynamic variations of pressure both within the airway and within the cuff of standard and floppy cuffed tubes have been re-appraised.