What are the goals of correctly inflating the cuff on an artificial airway? (Select all that apply.)

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The goals of correctly inflating the cuff on an artificial airway are to promote lung inflation for mechanical ventilation,to prevent aspiration of gastric contents,and,at the same time,to allow drainage of secretions that accumulate between the epiglottis and the cuff.If the cuff pressures are too high,permanent damage to the tracheal mucosa occurs.Maintain cuff pressures between 20 and 25 mm Hg or less (Roman,2005).

What Are the Goals of Correctly Inflating the Cuff on an Artificial