Goldilocks and endotracheal tube cuff pressure management: Not too high, not too low. Just right …

Abstract

Great strides have been made in airway management and respiratory support since the first documented case of endotracheal intubation by Hippocrates (460 - 379 BCE). Today, endotracheal intubation is almost a routine component of the management of the majority of patients being cared for in our intensive care units.