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Effectiveness of a New Method for Endotracheal Tube Pilot Balloon Repair
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Effectiveness Of A New Method For Endotracheal Tube Pilot Balloon Repair, Amir C. Dayan, Md, Richard H. Epstein, Md
Effectiveness Of A New Method For Endotracheal Tube Pilot Balloon Repair, Amir C. Dayan, Md, Richard H. Epstein, Md
Department of Anesthesiology Posters
Introduction:
- An intact pilot balloon is crucial to proper function of a cuffed endotracheal tube (ETT).
- Failure of the pilot balloon or disruption of the inflation tubing results in cuff deflation which may lead to inadequate ventilation and aspiration of oropharyngeal secretions.
- We describe a method that we employed using readily available components to repair a pilot balloon and inflation tubing, and report on the effectiveness of the repair method, as tested in vitro.