Advantage of rubber over plastic endotracheal tubes for rapid extubation in a laser fire

Journal of Clinical Laser Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 93-95

  Sosis, Mitchel B ^a   Braverman, Berton ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CLAMPING DEVICES; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASTICS; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; RUBBER PRODUCTS; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

INFLATION; LASER FIRE; MODEL LARYNX; MODEL TRACHEA; PILOT TUBE; PLASTIC ENDOTRACHEAL TUBES; RAPID EXTUBATION; RUBBER ENDOTRACHEAL TUBES; SALINE; TUBE CUFFS;

LASER SURGERY;

PLASTIC; RUBBER;

ARTICLE; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FIRE PROTECTION; LASER SURGERY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TECHNICAL AID;

EID: 0030130880     PISSN: 10445471     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/clm.1996.14.93     Document Type: Article

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