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See Latest ArticlesCuff-leak test for the diagnosis of upper airway obstruction in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Intensive Care Medicine, 05/04/09
Ochoa ME et al. - The authors aim is to evaluate, in adults, the diagnostic accuracy of the cuff-leak test for the diagnosis of upper airway obstruction secondary to laryngeal edema and for reintubation secondary to upper airway obstruction. A positive cuff-leak test (absence of leak) should alert the clinician of a high risk of upper airway obstruction.
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