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由JRBraz著作·1999·被引用167次—EndotrachealtubescuffpressuresinICUandPACUareroutinelyhighandsignificanthigherwhennitrousoxideisused.Endotrachealtubescuffpressure ...

Context: High compliance endotracheal tubes cuffs are used to prevent gas leak and also pulmonary aspiration in mechanically ventilated patients. However, the use of the usual cuff inflation volumes may cause tracheal damage.

Objective: We tested the hypothesis that endotracheal tube cuff pressures are routinely high (above 40 cmH2O) in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) or Intensive Care Units (ICU).

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Setting: Post anesthesia care unit and intensive care unit.

Participants: We measured endotracheal tubes cuff pressure in 85 adult patients, as follows: G1 (n = 31) patients from the ICU; G2 (n = 32) patients from the PACU, after anesthesia with nitrous oxide; G3 (n = 22) patients from the PACU, after anesthesia without nitrous oxide. Intracuff pressure was measured using a manometer (Mallinckrodt, USA). Gas was removed...