OBJECTIVE: Patients receiving mechanical ventilation through an endotracheal tube are at
increased risk for pneumonia. Because microaspiration of contaminated supraglottic …

Objectives Postoperative pulmonary complications are a burden for high-risk surgical
patients with a risk of aspiration of subglottic secretions along the polyvinyl chloride cuff. The …

Because microaspiration of contaminated supraglottic secretions past the endotracheal tube
cuff is considered to be central in the pathogenesis of pneumonia, improved design of …

Background Patients undergoing major vascular surgery often develop postoperative
pneumonia that impacts their outcomes. Conflicting data exist concerning the potential …

PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to determine whether the use of a polyurethane-cuffed
endotracheal tube would result in a decrease in ventilator-associated pneumonia rate …

Rationale: The occurrence of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is linked to the
aspiration of contaminated pharyngeal secretions around the endotracheal tube. Tubes with …

Rationale Pneumonia remains the most common major infection after cardiac surgery
despite numerous preventive measures. Objectives To prospectively examine the timing …

Objective: Microaspiration of subglottic secretions is considered a major pathogenic
mechanism of hospital-acquired pneumonia, either early postoperative or ventilator …

Background When conventional high-volume, low-pressure cuffs of endotracheal tubes
(ETTs) are inflated, channel formation due to folds in the cuff wall can occur. These channels …

Ventilator-associated pneumonia is the most common nosocomial infection in the intensive
care unit, and it is associated with prolonged hospitalization, increased health care costs …