2007
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2007.02.009
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The safety of reused endotracheal tubes sterilized according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines

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“…A study from human medicine shows that up to three gas sterilisations can compromise physical integrity of the cuff but not the silicone tube. While we used an uncuffed tube, the number of sterilisations of the tube we used is unknown and likely higher than the three investigated by Yoon and others 16. Niimura del Barrio and others17 describe two cases of silicon ETT breakage in dogs and hypothesise that degradation of the material could be due to formation of a biofilm in reused silicon tubes.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 95%
“…A study from human medicine shows that up to three gas sterilisations can compromise physical integrity of the cuff but not the silicone tube. While we used an uncuffed tube, the number of sterilisations of the tube we used is unknown and likely higher than the three investigated by Yoon and others 16. Niimura del Barrio and others17 describe two cases of silicon ETT breakage in dogs and hypothesise that degradation of the material could be due to formation of a biofilm in reused silicon tubes.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 95%
“…Uma avaliação da aderência de biofilme e integridade física de tubos endotraqueais esterilizados com glutaraldeído e óxido de etileno sugere que ambos os desinfetantes previnem a infecção cruzada, porém podem comprometer a integridade física dos tubos. Alterações na integridade física dos tubos endotraqueais foram constatadas após cinco reprocessamentos com glutaraldeído e três reprocessamentos com óxido de etileno 16 .…”
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“…This is partially due to suboptimal monitoring equipment, limited choices of pharmacological agents as well as systemic shortcomings, including the lack of resources, such as consistent and reliable electricity and inadequate sterilization standards [74]. Furthermore, the reuse of endotracheal tubes poses an additional risk of equipment failure or disease transmission, particularly if the required sterilization is inadequately performed [75,76]. Awake craniotomy may be performed rather simply and inexpensively, therefore facilitating access to neurosurgical care, and avoiding the need for intensive care unit beds which are at a premium in resource-poor countries.…”
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confidence: 99%