title: A comparison of the impact of cuffed versus uncuffed endotracheal tubes on the incidence of tracheal tube exchange and on post-extubation airway morbidity in pediatric patients undergoing general anesthesia: a systematic review protocol.
abstract: The objective of this systematic review is to synthesize the best available evidence regarding the impact of cuffed versus uncuffed endotracheal tubes on the incidence of tracheal tube exchange during the perioperative period and on post-extubation airway morbidity prior to hospital discharge in pediatric patients undergoing general anesthesia.
authors.affiliation: Texas Christian University, Center for Evidence Based Practice and Research: a Collaborating Centre of the Joanna Briggs Institute, Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Amanda T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Spitzer
authors.forename: Kathryn M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Sims
mesh_terms: D060666:Airway Extubation; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D010351:Patient Discharge; D000078202:Systematic Reviews as Topic