Ricardo Correia

Phantom system for endotracheal tube cuff seal testing during mechanical ventilation

Leakage of orogastric secretions past endotracheal tube (ETT) cuffs contributes to ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), yet in vivo tracheal seal testing is impractical, requiring phantom evaluation. As the rigid cylinder specified in EN ISO 5361:2023 does not adequately repres...