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Endobronchial cuff pressures.

M Cobley·J F Kidd·B A Willis·R S Vaughan
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In 20 adult patients (18 male) who presented for thoracotomy, the trachea was intubated using Mallinckrodt disposable double-lumen tubes (18 large and two medium). The endobronchial cuff was inflated by a trained operating department assistant using an air-filled syringe. The volume of air and the initial endobronchial cuff pressure were measured. The minimum cuff pressure required to prevent respiratory gas leakage from the isolated lung was measured also and maintained using the Cardiff Cuff Controller. Mean initial cuff pressure was 69.3 (SEM 6.0) mm Hg, whereas the mean minimum cuff pressure was 29.5 (4.0) mm Hg (P < 0.0001). The results suggest that the method described of inflating the endobronchial cuff may lead to overinflation and subsequent excessive pressure on the endobronchial wall.

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M Cobley, J F Kidd, B A Willis, R S Vaughan. 1993. Endobronchial cuff pressures.. https://doi.org/10.1093/bja%2F70.5.576

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