Thanks Andy - that is very helpful and reflects my general recollections of
this question.
Now................I get dizzy looking at the various resources.....since I
am now in North America - I look at the American Heart Association sites -
there is heart.org and americanheart.org - and the ilcor site....
......but going here
http://www.ilcor.org/en/consensus-2010/costr-2010-documents/ has good
signposts to the relevant info.
Interestingly I was just reading the AHA piece in Circulation on adult
resuscitation......it is great the way that the the details behind the
guidelines are published.
Thanks again.
jel
On 11-05-02 02:23 AM, A Lockey wrote:
> Jel
>
> The following link will take you to the page where you can download the
> ILCOR worksheet looking at cuffed vs uncuffed in paeds as part of the 2010
> Guidelines process. This summarises the available evidence on this topic.
>
> http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3072766
>
> this was reflected in the 2010 guidelines with the statement that "cuffed
> tracheal tubes can be used safely in infants and young
> children......provided attention is applied to its placement, size and cuff
> inflation pressure"
>
> I know this doesn't specifically answer your question about pre-hospital
> transport, but the evidence would seem to suggest that there is a lower risk
> of aspiration and necessity for re-intubation and higher incidence of
> correct tube size with little evidence of the complications like tracheal
> stenosis.
>
> Regards
>
> Andy
>
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> Subject: Cuffed vs uncuffed ET tubes in children
>
> Hi all
>
> Intubation for airway maintenance and protection - pre-transport usually.
>
> Cuffed vs uncuffed - thoughts please?
>
> Cheers
>
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Jel
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