Open AccessIs sealing cuff pressure, easy, reliable and safe technique for endotracheal tube cuff inflation?: A comparative study
Author(s) -
Roshdi R. Al-Metwalli,
Abdulmohsen A. Al-Ghamdi,
Hany A. Mowafi,
S. A. A. Sadek,
Mohammed Abdulshafi,
Wesam F. Mousa
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
saudi journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.416
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1658-354X
pISSN - 0975-3125
DOI - 10.4103/1658-354x.82795
Subject(s) - cuff , endotracheal tube , tube (container) , inflation (cosmology) , medicine , surgery , engineering , mechanical engineering , intubation , physics , theoretical physics
To compare the three common methods of endotracheal tube cuff inflation (sealing pressure, precise standard pressure or finger estimation) regarding the effective tracheal seal and the incidence of post-intubation airway complications.