Polysomnography in the evaluation of readiness for decannulation in children

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 122, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 721-724

  Tunkel, David E ^a,d   McColley, Susanna A ^a,b   Baroody, Fuad M ^a,c   Marcus, Carole L ^a   Carroll, John L ^a   Loughlin, Gerald M ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d University of Chicago ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY DYNAMICS; ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CANNULATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRANIOFACIAL MALFORMATION; ENDOSCOPY; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; HUMAN; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SUBGLOTTIC STENOSIS; TRACHEOTOMY; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

EID: 0029984801     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.1996.01890190017005     Document Type: Article

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