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Laryngeal injury from prolonged endotracheal intubation
Author(s) -
Weymuller Ernest A.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-198808001-00001
Subject(s) - medicine , cuff , intubation , endotracheal intubation , larynx , anesthesia , endotracheal tube , laryngeal masks , surgery , airway , laryngeal mask airway
This project was undertaken to develop models of acute and chronic laryngeal intubation as a format for testing a newly designed endotracheal tube. The tube has a specially created laryngeal cuff designed to reduce pressure exerted against the laryngeal soft tissues. The laryngeal foam cuff was shown to prevent the injurious sequence of mucosal ischemia, ulceration, and cartilage damage. A laryngeal foam cuff has the potential to significantly reduce laryngeal injury from prolonged endotracheal intubation. A prospective randomized clinical trial has been initiated and will be reported subsequently.