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Table 1 Endotracheal cuff pressure in animals with and without the pneumatic device

From: Continuous control of endotracheal cuff pressure and tracheal wall damage: a randomized controlled animal study

 

Animals with the pneumatic device (n = 6)

Animals without the pneumatic device (n = 6)

P value

Percentage of time at <15 cmH2O

1.4 (0.02–4.3)

0.3 (0.02–22.9)

0.910

Percentage of time at 15–30 cmH2O

98 (95–99)

65.8 (44–80)

0.002

Percentage of time at 30–50 cmH2O

0.01 (0–0.02)

0.3 (0–0.95)

0.315

Percentage of time at >50 cmH2O

0

19.8 (12–41)

0.002

  1. Results presented as the median (interquartile range).
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