Endotracheal tube cuff pressure during aeromedical transport
<p dir="ltr">The use of helicopters and planes for transporting sick or injured patients to tertiary care centers is common practice. Aviation medicine requires a different perspective regarding patient care. One must consider the effects of higher altitudes on patients when utilizin...
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| author | Sean Graham (117266) |
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| dc.date.none.fl_str_mv | 2015-11-12T09:00:00Z |
| dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv | 10.5339/jlghs.2015.itma.11 |
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| dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv | Biomedical and clinical sciences Clinical sciences Aeromedical transportation Patient care Endotracheal tube (ETT) Cuff pressure Airway management |
| dc.title.none.fl_str_mv | Endotracheal tube cuff pressure during aeromedical transport |
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| description | <p dir="ltr">The use of helicopters and planes for transporting sick or injured patients to tertiary care centers is common practice. Aviation medicine requires a different perspective regarding patient care. One must consider the effects of higher altitudes on patients when utilizing aeromedical transportation. An endotracheal tube (ETT) utilizes air to inflate a balloon (“cuff”); the cuff invasively secures the ETT and the pressure must be measured and monitored. The amount of air placed in an ETT cuff to ensure a proper seal on an intubated patient varies among practitioners; without using a measuring device (manometer), ETT cuff pressures are unknown. In a critically ill patient, blood supply to the tracheal mucosa can become compromised, when ETT cuff pressures are sustained above 30 mm Hg for greater than 15-30 minutes potentially resulting in unnecessary airway trauma. Boyle-Mariotte’s Gas Law is used to measure ETT cuff pressures: Pcuff2=Pcuff1 + Patm1 – Patm2. Pcuff2 represents the final numerical value of the ETT cuff pressure.</p><h2 dir="ltr">Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Journal of Local and Global Health Science, title discontinued as of (2017)<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.5339/jlghs.2015.itma.11" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.5339/jlghs.2015.itma.11</a></p> |
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| spelling | Endotracheal tube cuff pressure during aeromedical transportSean Graham (117266)Biomedical and clinical sciencesClinical sciencesAeromedical transportationPatient careEndotracheal tube (ETT)Cuff pressureAirway management<p dir="ltr">The use of helicopters and planes for transporting sick or injured patients to tertiary care centers is common practice. Aviation medicine requires a different perspective regarding patient care. One must consider the effects of higher altitudes on patients when utilizing aeromedical transportation. An endotracheal tube (ETT) utilizes air to inflate a balloon (“cuff”); the cuff invasively secures the ETT and the pressure must be measured and monitored. The amount of air placed in an ETT cuff to ensure a proper seal on an intubated patient varies among practitioners; without using a measuring device (manometer), ETT cuff pressures are unknown. In a critically ill patient, blood supply to the tracheal mucosa can become compromised, when ETT cuff pressures are sustained above 30 mm Hg for greater than 15-30 minutes potentially resulting in unnecessary airway trauma. Boyle-Mariotte’s Gas Law is used to measure ETT cuff pressures: Pcuff2=Pcuff1 + Patm1 – Patm2. Pcuff2 represents the final numerical value of the ETT cuff pressure.</p><h2 dir="ltr">Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Journal of Local and Global Health Science, title discontinued as of (2017)<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.5339/jlghs.2015.itma.11" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.5339/jlghs.2015.itma.11</a></p>2015-11-12T09:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.5339/jlghs.2015.itma.11https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Endotracheal_tube_cuff_pressure_during_aeromedical_transport/27143445CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/271434452015-11-12T09:00:00Z |
| spellingShingle | Endotracheal tube cuff pressure during aeromedical transport Sean Graham (117266) Biomedical and clinical sciences Clinical sciences Aeromedical transportation Patient care Endotracheal tube (ETT) Cuff pressure Airway management |
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| title | Endotracheal tube cuff pressure during aeromedical transport |
| title_full | Endotracheal tube cuff pressure during aeromedical transport |
| title_fullStr | Endotracheal tube cuff pressure during aeromedical transport |
| title_full_unstemmed | Endotracheal tube cuff pressure during aeromedical transport |
| title_short | Endotracheal tube cuff pressure during aeromedical transport |
| title_sort | Endotracheal tube cuff pressure during aeromedical transport |
| topic | Biomedical and clinical sciences Clinical sciences Aeromedical transportation Patient care Endotracheal tube (ETT) Cuff pressure Airway management |