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Endotracheal tube cuff pressures in pediatric patients intubated before aeromedical transport.
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Abstract
Prolonged endotracheal tube cuff pressures (ETTCPs) greater than 30 cm H2O can cause complications. With increasing utilization of cuffed endotracheal tubes (ETTs) in pediatric patients comes the risk of overinflation. We evaluated the incidence of elevated ETTCP in pediatric patients intubated with cuffed ETTs, transported by a critical-care transport service and attempted to identify whether elevated ETTCP was associated with factors such as patient demographics, diagnostic category, and intubator credentials.