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Cuffed versus uncuffed endotracheal tubes in neonates undergoing noncardiac surgeries: A randomized controlled trial.

Khaled SarhanRana WalaaAhmed M HasaninManal ElgoharyRamy AlkonaiesyKareem NawwarMohamed ElsonbatyAhmad Elsonbaty
Published in: Paediatric anaesthesia (2024)
In full term neonates undergoing noncardiac surgeries, the use of cuffed ETT was associated with less need to tracheal tube exchange and less incidence of postoperative croup, without increasing the postoperative respiratory complications compared to uncuffed ETT.
Keyphrases
  • patients undergoing
  • low birth weight
  • risk factors
  • preterm infants
  • gestational age
  • respiratory tract