Martini, Ross P.
Yanez, N. David
Treggiari, Miriam M. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4639-3682
Tekkali, Praveen
Soelberg, Cobin
Aziz, Michael F.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Covidien (No number)
Article History
Received: 13 April 2020
Accepted: 4 August 2020
First Online: 24 August 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The collection and review of clinical information for this study was approved by the Oregon Health & Science University Institutional Review Board, with reference #10160.The Oregon Health & Science University Institutional Review Board waived the need for informed consent.
: Not Applicable.
: This was an investigator-initiated study. The sponsor (Covidien, Mansfield, Massachusetts) provided the tapered-cuff ETTs at a discounted price and provided salary support for data collection. The sponsor was not involved in study design, data collection, or data analysis. The sponsor had no access to study data, nor any role in formulating the conclusions for this report but was allowed to review the manuscript prior to submission for publication.