Prevalence and predictors of out-of-range cuff pressure of endotracheal and tracheostomy tubes: a prospective cohort study in mechanically ventilated patients
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- 作者：Amer R. Alzahrani ; Shatha Al Abbasi ; Othman Khalid Abahoussin…
- 关键词：Intensive care ; Aspiration ; Respiratory therapy ; Intratracheal intubation
- 刊名：BMC Anesthesiology
- 出版年：2015
- 出版时间：December 2015
- 年：2015
- 卷：15
- 期：1
- 全文大小：753 KB
- 刊物主题：Anesthesiology; Internal Medicine; Emergency Medicine; Intensive / Critical Care Medicine;
- 出版者：BioMed Central
- ISSN：1471-2253
文摘
Background Maintaining the cuff pressure of endotracheal tubes (ETTs) within 20–30 cmH2O is a standard practice. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of standard practice in maintaining cuff pressure within the target range.