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Table 1 Leakage volume of olive oil and polyoxyethylene sorbitol ester (TWEEN® 20) for 10 min at each suction pressure at a cuff pressure of 15 cmH2O (n = 5)

From: Devising negative pressure within intercuff space reduces microaspiration

 

41 cmH2O

54 cmH2O

68 cmH2O

82 cmH2O

Olive oil

0.39 (0.72)

0.16 (0.36)

0

0

TWEEN®

0

0

0

0

  1. Values are presented as means (sd) (ml)