Device for continuous aspiration of subglottic secretions

Representation of a specially designed endotracheal tube that permits the drainage of subglottic secretions. Hi-Lo EVAC tube (Mallinckrodt).

Redrawn from Valles J, Artigas A, Rello J, et al. Ann Intern Med 1995; 122:179.

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