Efficacy of high volume low pressure cuffs in preventing aspiration.
The incidence of aspiration in patients with indwelling high volume, low pressure cuff endotracheal and tracheostomy tubes was assessed. A simple technique to routinely determine the correct inflation pressure of cuffs is recommended.
D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005070:Evans Blue; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000592:standards; D011015:Pneumonia, Aspiration / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011312:Pressure; D013396:Suction; D014140:Tracheotomy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000592:standards
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