The evaluation of endotracheal tube cuff pressure in pediatric patients by subjective inflation techniques: a prospective observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cuffed endotracheal tubes (ETTs) are commonly used in pediatric patients, with the gold standard for measuring cuff pressure being a cuff pressure manometer. However, this equipment is not always available in every operating room. Subjective inflation techniques, such as the minimal occluding volume (MOV) technique and the stethoscope-guided (Steth) technique, offer convenient and safe alternatives to standard methods but do not provide quantitative measurements. This study aimed to evaluate ETT cuff pressures and volumes of air inflated using the two subjective techniques (MOV and Steth) in pediatric patients.

Methods

This prospective observational study was conducted at the Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Thailand. We inc

SUBMITTER: Sripadungkul D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11536933 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature