A low-volume, low-pressure tracheal tube cuff reduces pulmonary aspiration*

Young, Peter; Pakeerathan, Sivarajasingham; Blunt, Mark; Subramanya, Sriharsha

doi:10.1097/01.ccm.0000201406.57821.5b

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A low-volume, low-pressure tracheal tube cuff reduces pulmonary aspiration*

Published in Critical Care Medicine • Feb 22, 2006

Authors:

Peter Young

Sivarajasingham Pakeerathan

Mark Blunt

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Leakage of fluid from the subglottic space to the lungs occurs along the longitudinal folds within the wall of an inflated high-volume, low-pressure (HVLP) cuff. The low-volume, low-pressure (LVLP) cuff does not have these folds yet allows for convenient and reliable control of tracheal w...

Subject

Medicine

Cuff

Anesthesia

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