Chirag Shah1, Marin H Kollef. 1. Pulmonary and Critical Care Division, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To measure endotracheal tube intraluminal volume loss among mechanically ventilated patients. DESIGN: Prospective observational study. SETTING: Medical intensive care unit (19 beds) of an urban university-affiliated teaching hospital. PATIENTS: A total of 101 patients with acute respiratory failure requiring >24 hrs of mechanical ventilation. INTERVENTIONS: None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Acoustic reflectometry was employed to measure the intraluminal volume of 13-cm endotracheal tube segments. The endotracheal tube segment volumes were statistically smaller among endotracheal tubes used in patients compared with unused endotracheal tubes (5.4 +/- 0.7 vs. 6.0 +/- 0.6 mL, p <.001). The average percentage difference in endotracheal tube segment volumes, between the unused endotracheal tubes and the endotracheal tubes used in patients, was 9.8% (range, 0-45.5%). The percentage difference in the endotracheal tube segment volumes increased significantly with increasing duration of tracheal intubation (r2 =.766, p <.001). The minimum diameter of the endotracheal tube segments was also statistically smaller among endotracheal tubes used in patients compared with the unused endotracheal tubes (7.5 +/- 0.4 vs. 6.7 +/- 1.2 mm, p <.001). CONCLUSIONS: Endotracheal tube intraluminal volume loss is common among patients with acute respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation and increases with prolonged tracheal intubation.
OBJECTIVE: To measure endotracheal tube intraluminal volume loss among mechanically ventilated patients. DESIGN: Prospective observational study. SETTING: Medical intensive care unit (19 beds) of an urban university-affiliated teaching hospital. PATIENTS: A total of 101 patients with acute respiratory failure requiring >24 hrs of mechanical ventilation. INTERVENTIONS: None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Acoustic reflectometry was employed to measure the intraluminal volume of 13-cm endotracheal tube segments. The endotracheal tube segment volumes were statistically smaller among endotracheal tubes used in patients compared with unused endotracheal tubes (5.4 +/- 0.7 vs. 6.0 +/- 0.6 mL, p <.001). The average percentage difference in endotracheal tube segment volumes, between the unused endotracheal tubes and the endotracheal tubes used in patients, was 9.8% (range, 0-45.5%). The percentage difference in the endotracheal tube segment volumes increased significantly with increasing duration of tracheal intubation (r2 =.766, p <.001). The minimum diameter of the endotracheal tube segments was also statistically smaller among endotracheal tubes used in patients compared with the unused endotracheal tubes (7.5 +/- 0.4 vs. 6.7 +/- 1.2 mm, p <.001). CONCLUSIONS: Endotracheal tube intraluminal volume loss is common among patients with acute respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation and increases with prolonged tracheal intubation.
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