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Figure 2

From: Dexamethasone to prevent postextubation airway obstruction in adults: a prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

Figure 2

Cuff leak volumes for critically ill patients receiving injections of dexamethasone or placebo (normal saline) before extubation. Patients who had been intubated for more than two days and who exhibited cuff leak volumes of less than 110 ml at T = 0 received injections at 6, 12, 18, and 24 hours, followed by extubation. Cuff leak tests were measured at T = 0, 1 hour after each injection, and 24 hours after the fourth injection. Differences in cuff leak volumes between the two groups were significant (*P < 0.05).

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