Comparison of Mucosal Pressures Induced by Cuffs of Different Airway Devices

Background:High pressures exerted by balloons and cuffs of conventional endotracheal tubes, the Combitube® (Tyco Healthcare Nellcor Mallinckrodt, Pleasanton, CA), the EasyTube® (Teleflex Ruesch, Kernen, Germany), the Laryngeal Mask Airway ™ (LMA North America, San Diego, CA), the Intubating Laryngea