Specialized endotracheal tubes (ETT) have been developed with the target of reducing ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). One such tube has an additional port for subglottic secretion drainage...

Specialized endotracheal tubes (ETT) have been developed with the target of reducing ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). One such tube has an additional port for subglottic secretion drainage (SSD-ETT). Outcomes of such devices need to be evaluated.