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Endotracheal Tube Intracuff Pressure and Leak Around the Cuff During Retractor Placement for Tonsillectomy and/or Adenoidectomy
In Brief
An observational study evaluating Cuffed ETT for Otolaryngological Surgery. Completed, enrolled 84 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
We have devised a simple method to continuously measure the endotracheal tube cuff pressure (CP) using an invasive pressure monitoring setup (IPMS), which is used routinely in the operating room to monitor arterial or central venous pressures. We have previously confirmed both in vitro and in vivo (previous IRB approved protocol), a clinically applicable agreement of the IPMS readings with the values obtained from a standard manometer (gold standard). In the current study, we will prospectively evaluate the relationship between the patient's head position and CP in patients undergoing otolaryngological surgery. A secondary outcome measure is the oxygen or nitrous oxygen concentration in the oropharynx.