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Effectiveness of the endotracheal tube cuff on the trachea: physical and mechanical aspects

INTRODUCTION: The inflation pressure of the endotracheal tube cuff can cause ischemia of the tracheal mucosa at high pressures; thus, it can cause important tracheal morbidity and tracheal microaspiration of the oropharyngeal secretion, or it can even cause pneumonia associated with mechanical venti...

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Autores principales: Negro, Maira Soliani Del, Barreto, Gilson, Antonelli, Raíssa Quaiatti, Baldasso, Tiago Antônio, de Meirelles, Luciana Rodrigues, Moreira, Marcos Mello, Tincani, Alfio José
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4408817/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25714208
http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/1678-9741.20140096