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

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...

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Main Authors: Lúcia Marinilza Beccaria, Thays Marley Antonio Doimo, Nádia Aparecida Antonia Polletti, Tais Pagliuco Barbosa, Daniele Cristiny da Silva, Alexandre Lins Werneck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem
Series:Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672017000601145&lng=en&tlng=en