Soberanes RL, Martínez AO, Baltazar TJA, Salazar EDC, Oláis MCA

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ABSTRACT

Objective: To demonstrate that mercury sphygmomanometer is a useful device for the monitoring of endotracheal tube cuff pressure.
Design: Multicentric prospective study.
Setting: ICUs of three hospitals of Mérida, Yucatán; Mexico.
Patients: Two hundred and two patients (61 men, 41 women, mean age 57.7 ± 21.1 yrs) with acute respiratory failure undergoing to endotracheal intubation and assisted with acute mechanical ventilation.
Measurements and main results: Endotracheal tube cuff pressure was measured simultaneously through the electronic and through mercury sphygmomanometer. The endotracheal tube cuff pressure difference between both procedures don’t exceed 1.36 mmHg (r = 0.99).
Conclusion: Mercury sphygmomanometer is a useful device for the monitoring of endotracheal tube cuff pressure in patients with acute respiratory failures.

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