Bronchial cuff pressures of two tubes used in thoracic surgery. Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia Kelley, J. G., Gaba, D. M., Brodsky, J. B. 1992; 6 (2): 190-192

Abstract

The pressure/volume characteristics of the bronchial cuff of a polyvinylchloride (PVC) double-lumen endobronchial tube (DLT) was compared with the inflatable cuff of a bronchial blocker. At the volumes needed to seal a series of rigid model bronchi the PVC DLT bronchial cuff consistently generated significantly lower pressures than the bronchial blocker cuff.

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