Open AccessUtility of Endotracheal Tube Cuff Pressure Monitoring in Mechanically Ventilated (MV) Children in Preventing Post-extubation Stridor (PES)
Author(s) -
Farhan Shaikh,
Yeshwanth R Janaapureddy,
Shashwat Mohanty,
Preetham K Reddy,
Kapil Sachane,
Parag Dekate,
A. Yerra,
Dinesh Chirla
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of critical care medicine/indian journal of critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-359X
pISSN - 0972-5229
DOI - 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23737
Subject(s) - medicine , cuff , stridor , anesthesia , intubation , mechanical ventilation , randomized controlled trial , pediatric intensive care unit , ventilator associated pneumonia , surgery , airway , intensive care medicine
To study if protocolized monitoring of endotracheal tube (ETT) cuff pressure every 6 hours is better than adjusting endotracheal tube cuff inflation by the only bedside clinical assessment.