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Pressure Course in the Tube Cuff During Swallowing

NCT00862797 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2010-02-02

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Leakage of fluid from the subglottic space to the lungs occurs along the longitudinal folds within the wall of endotracheal tube (ETT) cuffs. In this project the researchers investigate the possible effect of swallowing on the pressure course in the ETT cuff.

Conditions

  • Anesthesia
  • Intensive Care

Interventions

OTHER

pressure measurement during swallowing

measurement of endotracheal tube cuff pressure during swallowing while recovering from anaesthesia

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital Freiburg

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Daniel Steinmann, MD · University Medical Center Freiburg

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-01-31
Primary Completion
2009-05-31

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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