Leakage of fluid past the tracheal tube cuff in a benchtop model

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 557-562

  Young, P J ^a,b   Rollinson, M ^a   Downward, G ^a   Henderson, S ^a  

^a CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b NORFOLK AND NORWICH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complications, aspiration; Complications, pneumonia; Equipment, tubes tracheal; Intubation tracheal; Model, trachea

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CUFF; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; LIQUID; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRACHEA; TRACHEA PRESSURE;

EID: 0030962932     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/78.5.557     Document Type: Article

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