Experience with intubated patients does not affect the accidental extubation rate in pediatric intensive care units and intensive care nurseries

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 424-428

  Frank, Barry S ^a,c   Lewis, Roger J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Renown Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Endotracheal intubation; Endotracheal tubes; Extubation; Neonatal intensive care unit; Pediatric intensive care unit; Prospective studies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTUBATION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; INTUBATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSERY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NEVADA; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0030877195     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0496(199706)23:6<424::AID-PPUL5>3.0.CO;2-I     Document Type: Article

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