Invention and Pilot Study of the Efficacy and Safety of the SUPRAtube Device in Continuous Supraglottic Aspiration for Intubated and Mechanically Ventilated Patients.

Alba Ramírez-SarmientoOrlando AyaDiana Isabel Cáceres RiveraCarlos F ReyesAngela EspitiaCamilo PizarroJoaquim GeaVictor R CastilloMauricio Orozco-Levi

Published in: Medical devices (Auckland, N.Z.) (2021)

Our study describes the process of conceptualization, design and production of a practical, safe, low-cost continuous supraglottic suction device without representing antibiotic pressure, which appears to be a new complementary preventive strategy for the standard management of intubated and mechanically ventilated patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
intensive care unit
low cost
prognostic factors
acute respiratory distress syndrome
patient reported