All of the following strategies are likely to decrease the likelihood of damage to the tracheal mucosa EXCEPT
A. maintaining cuff pressures between 20 and 25 mm Hg.
B. using the minimal leak technique for inflation.
C. using a low-residual-volume, low-compliance cuff.
D. monitoring intracuff pressures.
Answer: D. monitoring intracuff pressures.
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