Hekimoğlu Sevtap ŞAHİN, Cavidan ARAR, Alkin ÇOLAK, Işıl GÜNDAY, Ali SÖKER, Nesrin TURAN

Endotrakeal tüp kafının doğru basınçta şişirilmesinde anestezistin deneyimi önemli mi?

Amaç: Endotrakeal kaf basıncı 26-30 cm H2O arasında şişirilmelidir. Bu çalışmada entübasyondan sonra kafın doğru şişirilmesinde anestezistlerin deneyimini araştırmak amaçlanmıştır.Gereç ve yöntem: Çalışmaya alınan olgular genel anestezi indüksiyonundan sonra entübe edildi. Olgular entübasyon tüpünün kafını şişiren anestezi araştırma görevlilerinin eğitim yılına göre dört gruba ayrıldı. Grup I (n=64) 1 yıllık deneyimi olan araştırma görevlilerinin şişirdiği kafların basınçları; Grup II (n=92) 2 yıllık deneyimi olan araştırma görevlilerinin şişirdiği kafların basınçları; Grup III (n=144) 3 yıllık deneyimi olan araştırma görevlilerinin şişirdiği kafların basınçları; Grup IV (n=93) 4 yıllık deneyimi olan araştırma görevlilerinin şişirdiği kafların basınçları manometre ile ölçülerek kaydedildi.Bulgular: Kaf basınçlarının değerlendirilmesi 26-30 cm H2O arasında şişirilen olgular karşılaştırıldığında en iyi Grup II olmak üzere sırasıyla Grup III, Grup IV ve en kötü Grup I olduğu saptandı. Grup II ile Grup I arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı fark saptandı (p

Is Anesthesiologist’s experience important while inflating the endotracheal tube cuff with the right pressure?

Objectives: Cuff pressure in endotracheal tubes should be in the range of 26–30 cm H2O. In this study we aimed to examine whether anesthesiologist’s experience is important while inflating the endotracheal tube correctly after the intubation.Materials and methods: The patients who were included to the study were intubated after the induction of general anesthesia. The patients were divided into 4 groups according to the training year of the anesthesia research assistant resident inflating the endotracheal tube (ET) cuff. Group I (n=64) the cuff pressure which were inflated by the first year residents; Group II (n=92) the cuff pressure which were inflated by the 2nd year residents; Group III (n=144) the cuff pressure which were inflated by the 3rd year residents; Group IV (n=93) the cuff pressure which were inflated by the 4th year residents were measured by manometer.Results: When we compared the cases in which the cuff pressure were between 26-30cm H2O we found that the best results were in Group II and respectively in Group III and IV and the worst results were in Group I. The difference between Group II and Group I were statistically significant (p

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