BACKGROUND: Postoperative respiratory complications related to endotracheal intubation
usually present as cough, sore throat, hoarseness, and blood-streaked expectorant. In this …

Rationale: Underinflation of the tracheal cuff frequently occurs in critically ill patients and
represents a risk factor for microaspiration of contaminated oropharyngeal secretions and …

Complications arising from intubation and other airway management procedures can have
significant morbidity and mortality risks. With the increasing interventional techniques …

Objective: The aspiration of subglottic secretions colonized by bacteria pooled around the
tracheal tube cuff due to inadvertent deflation (< 20 cm H 2 O) of the cuff plays a relevant role …

Purpose To describe laryngeal injuries after intubation in an intensive care unit and assess
their risk factors and their association with post-extubation stridor (PES) and extubation …

Tracheal intubation constitutes a routine part in the care of critically ill and anaesthetised
patients. Prolonged use of endotracheal with inflated cuff is one of the major multifactorial …

Despite the increasing use of non-invasive ventilation and high-flow nasal-oxygen therapy,
intubation is still performed in a large proportion of critically ill patients. The aim of this …

OBJECTIVE: Tracheal necrosis, stenosis, and rupture may result from overinflated
endotracheal tube cuffs (ETTcs). We sought to determine the ability of faculty emergency …

Background Intubation is frequently performed in intensive care unit patients. Overinflation of
the endotracheal tube cuff is a risk factor for tracheal ischemia and subsequent …

Objective To evaluate the efficacy of a simple mechanical device to maintain constant
endotracheal cuff pressure (Pcuff) during mechanical ventilation (large encased inflatable …