RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Cuffed endotracheal tubes for neonates and young infants: a comprehensive review JF Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition JO Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health SP F168 OP F174 DO 10.1136/archdischild-2015-309240 VO 101 IS 2 A1 Rebecca Thomas A1 Shripada Rao A1 Corrado Minutillo YR 2016 UL http://fn.bmj.com/content/101/2/F168.abstract AB Traditionally, uncuffed endotracheal tubes (ETTs) have been used for artificial ventilation of infants and children. More recently, newer designed high-volume low-pressure (HVLP) cuffed ETTs are being used with increasing frequency in infants from birth. Considering that many paediatric anaesthetists and intensivists are already using cuffed ETTs in infants >3 kg from birth, should neonatologists be doing the same? This review examines the reasons behind the traditional use of uncuffed ETTs and the problems associated with their use; newer HVLP cuffed ETTs and what they can potentially offer neonates; and reviews evidence from studies comparing the use of cuffed and uncuffed ETTs in neonates and small infants.