The Association Between Endotracheal Tube Size and Aspiration (During Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing) in Acute Respiratory Failure Survivors.
Krisciunas GP, Langmore SE, Gomez-Taborda S, Fink D, Levitt JE, McKeehan J, McNally E, Scheel R, Rubio AC, Siner JM, Vojnik R, Warner H, White SD, Moss M. The Association Between Endotracheal Tube Size and Aspiration (During Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing) in Acute Respiratory Failure Survivors. Critical Care Medicine 2020, 48: 1604-1611. PMID: 32804785, PMCID: PMC7644217, DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000004554.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndotracheal tube sizeFlexible endoscopic evaluationSilent aspirationEndoscopic evaluationMedical recordsEndotracheal tubeGranulation tissueAcademic tertiary care medical centerAcute respiratory failure survivorsTertiary care medical centerPenetration-Aspiration Scale scoresAcute respiratory failureModifiable risk factorsProspective cohort studyThird of patientsHours of extubationRisk of aspirationSmall endotracheal tubePatients' medical recordsHospital outcomesRespiratory failureCohort studyPatient demographicsSwallowing examinationMultivariable analysis