European journal of anaesthesiology
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Cuff-leak test predicts the severity of postextubation acute laryngeal lesions: a preliminary study.
The objectives of the present study were to evaluate the relationships between the results of the cuff-leak test and the presence of laryngeal lesions; to assess whether lesions needing pharmacological treatment and surveillance can be predicted by the cuff-leak test; and to analyse the relationships between these lesions and postextubation stridor. ⋯ Cuff-leak test is a simple, noninvasive tool, which may be useful to exclude, in patients with prolonged intubations, the presence of laryngeal injuries needing medical treatment and close monitoring. This occurs independently of postextubation stridor.
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