Changes in endotracheal tube cuff pressure in mechanically ventilated adult patients

During mechanical ventilation, endotracheal tube cuff pressure should be maintained within proper range. We investigated the effect of frequent adjustment on cuff pressure in 27 mechanically ventilated patients. Cuff pressure was recorded every 2 h and was adjusted to 24 cmH(2)O each time. We found...

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Autores principales: Motoyama, Asuka, Asai, Shota, Konami, Hiroyuki, Matsumoto, Yuri, Misumi, Takuyo, Imanaka, Hideaki, Nishimura, Masaji
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Letter to the Editor
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4267542/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25520824
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2052-0492-2-7
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Sumario:During mechanical ventilation, endotracheal tube cuff pressure should be maintained within proper range. We investigated the effect of frequent adjustment on cuff pressure in 27 mechanically ventilated patients. Cuff pressure was recorded every 2 h and was adjusted to 24 cmH(2)O each time. We found that cuff pressure was decreased by 4.9 ± 2.9 cmH(2)O from the target value. Cuff pressure decreased to less than 20 cmH(2)O in 45% of measurement occasions 2 h after adjusting it to 24 cmH(2)O.

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