Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8936982 | British Journal of Anaesthesia | 2009 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
The use of cuffed TTs in small children provides a reliably sealed airway at cuff pressures of â¤20 cm H2O, reduces the need for TT exchanges, and does not increase the risk for post-extubation stridor compared with uncuffed TTs.
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Authors
M. Weiss, A. Dullenkopf, J.E. Fischer, C. Keller, A.C. Gerber, the European Paediatric Endotracheal Intubation Study Group the European Paediatric Endotracheal Intubation Study Group,