Why Do You Need A Cuff Leak For Extubation?
Why Do You Need A Cuff Leak For Extubation? Since the endotracheal tube precludes direct visualization of the upper airway, the cuff leak test was proposed to predict the presence of laryngeal edema and post-extubation airway obstruction [10, 11]. What is positive cuff leak test? The cuff-leak test has been proposed as a simple method