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. 2024 May 23;58(9):22–29. doi: 10.47895/amp.v58i9.8743

Table 3.

Percentage of Anesthesiologists who Use Uncuffed and Cuffed ETTs

Prefers Cuffed (n, %) Prefers Uncuffed (n, %)
Orliaguet et al., 200116 25% (33/130) prefers cuffed tube more than 80% of the time 19% (24) usually used uncuffed tube
Flynn et al., 2008,1 30 participants (20 intensivists and 15 anesthesiologists) 60% (12) routinely or frequently used cuffed tube among intensivists and 27% (4) frequently used cuffed tube among anesthesiologists NA
Boerboom et al., 2015,3 1080 participants 33.5% of British and 47.3% of Dutch anesthesiologists used cuffed ETTs in neonates NA
Murphy et al., 2016,2 231 participants 11% (26) used high volume low-pressure cuffed tubes 75% (170) used uncuffed tubes
Shibakasi et al., 2019,4 survey response from 42 hospitals 52.8% to 61% used cuffed tube 70% used uncuffed tubes for neonates