Q: Routine cuff leak should be performed in all COVID-19 patients on extubation?
A) True
B) False
Answer: B
Cuff leak test may have a potential of aerosolization. It should be avoided routinely in COVID-19 patients unless clinically indicated. It can be done judiciously in patients with suspicion of upper airway edema, prolonged intubation of more than a week, age more than 80 years, large endotracheal tube (ETT), and known trauma during intubation. In an ideal situation, if a clinician feels an extreme necessity of doing a cuff leak test prior to extubation, it should be performed in an airborne isolation room. A successful cuff leak test consists of volumes of greater than 110 mL or greater than 24 percent of the delivered tidal volume (TV).
See open-access article in the reference section.
#pulmonary
#COVID-19
Reference:
T. M. Cook, K. El‐Boghdadly, B. McGuire, A. F. McNarry, A. Patel, A. Higgs. Consensus guidelines for managing the airway in patients with COVID‐19. Guidelines from the Difficult Airway Society, the Association of Anaesthetists the Intensive Care Society, the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine and the Royal College of Anaesthetists. First published:27 March 2020
https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.15054. Weblink: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/anae.15054
A) True
B) False
Answer: B
Cuff leak test may have a potential of aerosolization. It should be avoided routinely in COVID-19 patients unless clinically indicated. It can be done judiciously in patients with suspicion of upper airway edema, prolonged intubation of more than a week, age more than 80 years, large endotracheal tube (ETT), and known trauma during intubation. In an ideal situation, if a clinician feels an extreme necessity of doing a cuff leak test prior to extubation, it should be performed in an airborne isolation room. A successful cuff leak test consists of volumes of greater than 110 mL or greater than 24 percent of the delivered tidal volume (TV).
See open-access article in the reference section.
#pulmonary
#COVID-19
Reference:
T. M. Cook, K. El‐Boghdadly, B. McGuire, A. F. McNarry, A. Patel, A. Higgs. Consensus guidelines for managing the airway in patients with COVID‐19. Guidelines from the Difficult Airway Society, the Association of Anaesthetists the Intensive Care Society, the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine and the Royal College of Anaesthetists. First published:27 March 2020
https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.15054. Weblink: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/anae.15054
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