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Why aren't silver-coated endotracheal tubes typically used?

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Dr. Donald Alves answered

Specializes in Emergency Medicine

Interesting idea: But, the endotracheal/bronchial environment is different from the endovascular one. I have never heard of the et tube being colonized and the source of hosp-acq / vent-acq pna or other resp problems--it is usually within the vent circuit (so maybe line that with silver). Also, I have not seen any studies as yet to see what, if any, benefit the silver tube might have over plain.

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Answered 1/26/2014

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