Medical journal, Armed Forces India
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Med J Armed Forces India · Jul 2006
Endotracheal Tube Cuff Pressure Monitoring in Peripheral Hospitals.
An improvised monitor was designed in a peripheral hospital to measure the tracheal tube cuff pressures in patients intubated under anaesthesia. The aim of the study was to assess the efficacy of assessment of cuff pressure by the traditional palpatory method and to compare the improvised monitor with the standard monitor commercially available. The effect of nitrous oxide on the cuff-pressure was also studied. ⋯ An objective measurement by any equipment is superior to assessment of cuff pressure by palpation. The improvised monitor can be used to give a fair idea of the cuff pressures, in places where a standard monitor is not available.