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Table 1 Seal pressures for the Lotrach and Portex Soft Seal cuffs

From: Tracheal wall pressures in the clinical setting: comparing Portex Soft Seal and Lotrach cuffs

Type of tube

Number of measurements

Mean (SD) TWP (cmH2O)

Portex (30 cmH2O)

73 (in 54 patients)

32.4 (3.0)

Lotrach (80 cmH2O)

100 (in 48 patients)

30.0 (3.8)