Tracheal cuff pressure change before and after the performance of nursing care

• Main Authors: Lúcia Marinilza Beccaria (Author), Thays Marley Antonio Doimo (Author), Nádia Aparecida Antonia Polletti (Author), Tais Pagliuco Barbosa (Author), Daniele Cristiny da Silva (Author), Alexandre Lins Werneck (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT Objective: Verify the changes of endotracheal cuff pressure before and after oral hygiene, head-of-bed elevation at 0º, 30º, and 60º, change in body position, aspiration of the endotracheal tube, and in-bed bathing. Method: The study sample was composed of 88 patients. We performed 3,696 ch...