Changes in Intracuff Pressure of a Cuffed Endotracheal Tube During Prolonged Surgical Procedures.

Senthil G. Krishna

Status: Completed

Conditions: Surgical Procedure, Unspecified

Treatments: Other: Cuff pressure

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01738321

IRB12-00715

Details and patient eligibility

About

To date, there are no data in the literature regarding changes in the intracuff pressure during prolonged surgical procedures. It is possible that the pressure will increase over time related to gas expansion during equilibration to body temperature. If this is the case, these patients may be at risk for tracheal damage. This is a prospective study to evaluate the changes in intracuff pressure over time during prolonged surgical procedures.

Enrollment: 63 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients in whom a cuffed endotracheal tube is to be used for surgical procedures of more than 4 hours.

Exclusion criteria

• None

Trial design

63 participants in 2 patient groups

Cardiac patients

Description:

Patients undergoing cardiac surgery

Treatment:

Other: Cuff pressure

Non-cardiac patients

Description:

Patients undergoing any surgery other than cardiac surgery

Treatment:

Other: Cuff pressure