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2245619

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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-1-7
pubmed:abstractText
Estimation of endotracheal (ET) cuff pressure by finger palpation is one of the methods currently used in the clinical setting. We compared the accuracy of this method with instrumental intracuff pressure measurement in tracheal model tests by 20 members of our ICU team. Four different ET tubes at three different pressure levels were examined. Accuracy for the estimated method by finger palpation was 69% for high pressures, 58% for normal pressures, and 73% for low pressures. We observed differences in terms of sensitivity, specificity, and positive predictive power between different tubes reflecting differences in tube characteristics and interobserver variability. We conclude that precise intracuff pressure measurement is mandatory to prevent complications of over- or underinflation.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0090-3493
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1423-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Endotracheal tube cuff pressure assessment: pitfalls of finger estimation and need for objective measurement.
pubmed:affiliation
Servei de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital de Sabadell, Facultat de Medicina, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Sabadell, Spain.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article