Description
Integrated evac technology
Shiley™ evac endotracheal tubes with SealGuard™ cuff offers the same patented TaperGuard™ cuff technology, with an integrated cuff inflation line and integrated suction lumen. The SealGuard™ evac endotracheal tube features an ultra-thin polyurethane cuff that permits lower cuff pressures to maintain proper tracheal seal.1 It also features a smooth Murphy eye for easy insertion and is suitable for both nasal and oral insertion.
The SealGuard™ evac tracheal tube has been proven to reduce microaspirations and thus reduce the incidence of ventilator-associated pnuemonia (VAP).1–4 The tapered shape of the cuff and the polyurethane material used to make the cuff enable this tube to fit snuggly within the tracheal walls.
- Lorente L, Lecuona M, Jiménez A, Mora ML, Sierra A. Influence of an endotracheal tube with polyurethane cuff and subglottic drainage on pneumonia. Am J Respir and Crit Care Med. 2007;176(11):1079–1083.
- Smulders K, van der Hoeven H, Weers-Pothoff I, Vandenbroucke-Grauls C. A randomized clinical trial of intermittent subglottic secretion drainage in patients receiving mechanical ventilation. Chest. 2002;121(3):858–862.
- Bouza E, Pérez MJ, Muñoz P, Rincón C, Barrio JM, Hortal J. Continuous aspiration of subglottic secretions in the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in the postoperative period of major heart surgery. Chest. 2008;134(5): 938–946.
- Kollef MH, Silver P, Murphy DM, Trovillion E. The effect of late-onset, ventilator-associated pneumonia in determining patient mortality. Chest. 1995;108(6):1665–1662.
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