May 14, 2026- Endotracheal intubation is the cornerstone of airway management in ambulatory surgery centers, where precision, effectiveness and rapid recovery are tightly interconnected to the overall experience. Having a secure, definitive airway to facilitate ventilation and avoid aspiration is paramount to the safety of the patient. Without proper airway management, patients are at risk of injury or death during a procedure.
Repertoire Magazine spoke to Katie Bull, the senior global marketing program manager for Medtronic, about how complications from endotracheal intubation can impact patient outcomes in the ambulatory surgery center setting and how the TaperGuard™ cuff on Shiley™ endotracheal tubes addresses those complications.
Improving patient outcomes
The ambulatory surgery center setting is built for efficiency and versatility, creating a space for surgeons to perform procedures and send patients home all in the same day. To maintain such high standards of care and efficiency, surgeons need an endotracheal tube that reduces complications and side effects.
Endotracheal intubation is a critical part of the procedure, but it can create challenges for patient recovery. One adverse effect of endotracheal intubation, and the second most common healthcare acquired infection, is ventilator-associated pneumonia.
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