Ventilator autocycling due to an endotracheal tube cuff leak.
Ventilator autocycling can occur with any ventilator if the sensitivity is improperly set or if a gas leak exists in the respiratory system which creates a negative change in proximal airway pressure. We report a case of ventilator autocycling in a paralyzed patient secondary to an endotracheal cuff leak which was misconstrued as assisted ventilation. We believe this is the first report of autocycling due to a cuff leak.
Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia.
R J
RJ
Schwab
J S
JS
Schnader
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D010197:Pancuronium; D010243:Paralysis / Q000139:chemically induced; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000628:therapy; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration; D012122:Ventilators, Mechanical
D010197:Pancuronium