A comparison of two different bronchial cuff designs and four different bronchial cuff inflation methods

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 599-603

  Guyton, Douglas C ^a   Besselievre, Todd R ^a   Devidas, Meenakshi ^a   DeLima, Luiz G R ^a   Eichhorn, John H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial respiration (instrumentation, methods); Bronchi; Equipment design; Intratracheal intubation (instrumentation, methods); Structural models

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ENDOBRONCHIAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL CUFF; LUNG INFLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW;

EID: 0030810736     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-0770(97)90012-4     Document Type: Article

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