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Table 1 Cuff compliance in conventional polyvinyl chloride (PVC) cuffs and ultrathin polyurethane (PU) cuffs with and without lubrication in the rigid trachea model

From: K-Y™ jelly inhibits increase in endotracheal tube cuff pressure during nitrous oxide exposure in vitro

 

Lubrication (+)

Lubrication (−)

P Value

Cuff compliance (μL /mmHg) PVC

11.0 ± 0.5

10.7 ± 0.3

0.36

Cuff compliance (μL /mmHg) PU

9.6 ± 0.2

9.4 ± 0.2

0.13

  1. Data are expressed as mean (SD). Cuff compliance (μL/mmHg) = ΔVolume (μL) / ΔPressure (mmHg)
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BMC Anesthesiology

ISSN: 1471-2253

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