title: Endotracheal tube cuff pressure monitoring: a review of the evidence.
abstract: Tracheal intubation constitutes a routine part of anaesthetic practice both in the operating theatre as well as in the care of critically ill patients. The procedure is estimated to be performed 13-20 million times annually in the United States alone. There has been a recent renewal of interest in the morbidity associated with endotracheal tube cuff overinflation, particularly regarding the rationale and requirement for endotracheal tube cuff monitoring intra-operatively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, University College Hospital, 230 Euston Road, London, NWI 2BU. p.sultan@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: Pervez
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sultan
authors.forename: Brendan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.forename: Bernd Oliver
authors.initials: BO
authors.lastname: Rose
authors.forename: Roman
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cregg
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000379:methods*; D011312:Pressure; D014481:United States