| The margin of safety associated with the use of cuffed paediatric tracheal tubes. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 11871955 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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There is increasing interest in the use of cuffed paediatric tracheal tubes, these tubes have a number of advantages and disadvantages. One disadvantage is the decreased margin of safety associated with the use of cuffed tracheal tubes. When using an uncuffed tube, the margin of safety is approximately the length of the trachea, however, for a cuffed tube, this margin is reduced and is the length of the trachea minus the distance between the proximal edge of the cuff and the and the tip of the tube. We have found that, compared with traditional uncuffed tubes, cuffed tubes may be associated with a reduced margin of safety of approximately 50% or more. |
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Authors:
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A M-H Ho; C S T Aun; M K Karmakar |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Anaesthesia Volume: 57 ISSN: 0003-2409 ISO Abbreviation: Anaesthesia Publication Date: 2002 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2002-03-01 Completed Date: 2002-03-15 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0370524 Medline TA: Anaesthesia Country: England |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 173-5 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Anaesthesia & Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong. hoamh@hotmail.com |
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Age Factors Child Child, Preschool Equipment Design Equipment Safety Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Intubation, Intratracheal / adverse effects*, instrumentation Risk Assessment / methods Trachea / anatomy & histology, injuries |
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Anaesthesia. 2002 Sep;57(9):936; author reply 936-7
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