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Table 3 Sufficient ventilation for different cuff pressures

From: Evaluation of the optimal cuff volume and cuff pressure of the revised laryngeal tube “LTS-D” in surgical patients

   

LTS-D size

Cuff pressure

Sufficient ventilation [n]

p-value

#3

#4

#5

Uncontrolled

54 (100%)

 

4/4

40/40

10/10

60 cmH2O

52 (96%)

0.5

3/4

39/40

10/10

50 cmH2O

51 (94%)

0.24

3/4

39/40

9/10

40 cmH2O

44 (81%)

<0.01

3/4

33/40

8/10

30 cmH2O

35 (65%)

<0.001

2/4

28/40

5/10

  1. Data are given as median [IQR] or absolute numbers