Cuffed endotracheal tubes in infants and children: should we routinely measure the cuff pressure?
Using current clinical practice to inflate the cuff, a significant percentage of pediatric patients have an intracuff pressure greater than the generally recommended upper limit of 30 cmH(2)O.
Risk factors and laparoscopic findings failed to predict the few children who would develop a MIH. The contralateral side should not be routinely explored by any methodology.