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This study evaluates difference of the endotracheal tube cuff pressure between a tapered- versus a cylindrical- shaped cuff after changing from neutral to hyperextension of neck.
Fifty patients undergoing thyroidectomy are randomly allocated into two groups (tapered- and cylindrical-shaped cuff). Endotracheal tube cuff pressure is initially set at 20 cmH20 in the supine neutral position and is measured after the change to the neck extension.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tapered | Experimental | Mallinckrodt, COVIDIEN |
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| Cylindrical | Active Comparator | Endotracheal tube, Unomedical |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Mallinckrodt, COVIDIEN | Device |
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| Endotracheal tube, Unomedica |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in intracuff pressure | 1 year |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in distance from carina to tip of tube | 1 year |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Yong-Cheol Lee, MD, PhD | Contact | 82-53-250-7193 | yclee@dsmc.or.kr |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Yong-Cheol Lee, MD, PhD | Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center | Principal Investigator |
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