endotracheal tube, tracheal sealing, double cuff, ventilator-associated pneumonia, prevention
Conditions
Interventions
Patients are intubated lege arte by an experienced intensivist/anesthesiologist. Appropriate sedoanalgesia (midazolam, propofol and remifentanil) and muscle paralysis (atracurium), if required, is adm
Sponsors
University Hospital Brussels
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: mechanically ventilated patients > 18 years, electively intubated with the novel ETT
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - patients ventilated for < 24h - refusing informed consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| If on any occasion a blue spot is observed on the trachel mucosa caudal to the tube’s tip, leakage will be confirmed and the experiment ended. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Throughout the experiment, following items are carefully and continuously evaluated: tube localization in the trachea (standard chest X-ray, fibroscopy), interaction with ventilation and humidification (monitoring of in- and expiratory tidal volume and airway pressures), effect of common manipulations (tracheal aspiration, transport, airway care, disconnection of ventilator, eventual weaning,…) | — |
Contacts
Public ContactH. Spapen
Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital Brussels Laarbeeklaan 101
Outcome results
None listed