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