Caution!
Before producing a cuff leak consider the following:
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The patient has been suctioned
•
A bronchoscopy, if possible, was performed to clear airway of
any obstruction
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A recent chest x-ray shows appropriate lung volume. Note that
the distal mP
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monitored mP
•
If oxygen saturation drops with this procedure, you may consider
increasing mP
will be less with cuff deflated even though the
is the same
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