A cuffed endotracheal tube or tracheostomy tube with attached balloon is necessary for the unconscious patient and often used for the conscious patient during the acute phase of treatment.

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Introduction: Tracheostomy is one of the standard procedures in intensive care medicine. In the context of tracheostomy tube-, dysphagia- and decannulation management the selection of the appropriate ...