Why would you deflate a tracheostomy cuff 2024?
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The main purpose of an inflated tracheotomy tube cuff is to maintain the air delivered from the ventilator to a patient's lungs. ... Deflating the cuff makes it possible for the patient to generate airflow to cough via the upper airway. When the cuff is inflated, the cough is directed out through the tracheotomy tube.
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The main purpose of an inflated tracheotomy tube cuff is to maintain the air delivered from the ventilator to a patient's lungs. ... Deflating the cuff makes it possible for the patient to generate airflow to cough via the upper airway. When the cuff is inflated, the cough is directed out through the tracheotomy tube.