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[Cuff damage of the tracheal mucosa in intubation. Experimental examinations of the trachea of the human corpse (author's transl)]. 1980

H Frühwald, and R Schmiedl

Changes of the submucous vascular network caused by compression were examined in tracheas of human bodies. Perfusing with a constant pressure of 150 mm Hg we varied the cuff pressure (high-pressure-cuffs: 100, 150 and 200 mm Hg, low-pressure-cuffs: 20, 30 and 40 mm Hg). Considering very distinct lesions caused by high-pressure-cuffs they had not to be used any more at all. The modern low-pressure-cuffs can also cause deficiencies of filling in the submucous vessels, even though rather low pressures are used. Those results are in accordance with the ones found by other authors by experiments with animals.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007442	Intubation, Intratracheal	A procedure involving placement of a tube into the trachea through the mouth or nose in order to provide a patient with oxygen and anesthesia.	Intubation, Endotracheal,Endotracheal Intubation,Endotracheal Intubations,Intratracheal Intubation,Intratracheal Intubations,Intubations, Endotracheal,Intubations, Intratracheal
D009092	Mucous Membrane	An EPITHELIUM with MUCUS-secreting cells, such as GOBLET CELLS. It forms the lining of many body cavities, such as the DIGESTIVE TRACT, the RESPIRATORY TRACT, and the reproductive tract. Mucosa, rich in blood and lymph vessels, comprises an inner epithelium, a middle layer (lamina propria) of loose CONNECTIVE TISSUE, and an outer layer (muscularis mucosae) of SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS that separates the mucosa from submucosa.	Lamina Propria,Mucosa,Mucosal Tissue,Muscularis Mucosae,Mucous Membranes,Membrane, Mucous,Membranes, Mucous,Mucosae, Muscularis,Mucosal Tissues,Propria, Lamina,Tissue, Mucosal,Tissues, Mucosal
D011312	Pressure	A type of stress exerted uniformly in all directions. Its measure is the force exerted per unit area. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed)	Pressures
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014132	Trachea	The cartilaginous and membranous tube descending from the larynx and branching into the right and left main bronchi.	Tracheas