Endotracheal Tube Cuff Inflation Methods in School-Age Children: Flow-Volume Loop-Guided Versus Stethoscope-Guided

• Published in: Respiratory care Vol. 70; no. 2; p. 176
• Main Authors: Supaopaspan, Witchaya, Phongdara, Sawapat, Vijitpavan, Amorn
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.02.2025
• Subjects: Airway Extubation; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Humans; Insufflation - methods; Intubation, Intratracheal - adverse effects; Intubation, Intratracheal - instrumentation; Intubation, Intratracheal - methods; Male; Pressure; Stethoscopes; pediatric intubation; cuff pressure; pediatric intracuff pressure; cuff inflation technique; cuffed endotracheal tube; flow-volume loop

In pediatric patients, the intracuff pressure of endotracheal tubes should be as low as possible to prevent injury to the tracheal mucosal wall. The conventional stethoscope-guided technique relies solely on the operator's sensitivity of audible detection, which may lead to increased intracuff...