Implementation of the TaperGuard™ endotracheal tube in an unselected surgical population to reduce postoperative pneumonia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Endotracheal tube (ETT) designs to decrease the risk of ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) include supraglottic suctioning, and/or modifications of the cuff shape. The TaperGuard™ ETT has a tapered, polyvinylchloride cuff designed to reduce microaspiration around channels that form with a standard barrel-shaped cuff. We compared risk of postoperative pneumonia using the TaperGuard™ ETT and the standard ETT in surgical patients requiring general anesthesia with endotracheal intubation.

Methods

We used an interrupted time-series design to compare endotracheal intubation using the TaperGuard™ ETT (intervention cohort), and a historic cohort using the standard ETT (baseline cohort), among surgical patients requiring hospital admission. We compared the incidence of

SUBMITTER: Martini RP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7446207 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature