A survey of bedside methods used to detect pulmonary aspiration of enteral formula in intubated tube-fed patients

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 160-169

  Metheny, Norma A ^a,b   Aud, Myra A ^a   Wunderlich, Rita J ^a  

^a S Louis Univ School of Medicine   (United States)

^b INNOVISION COMMUNICATIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLORING AGENT; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; GLUCOSE OXIDASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; DIGESTIVE TRACT INTUBATION; ELEMENTAL DIET; ENTERIC FEEDING; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS; TEST STRIP; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; COLORING AGENTS; DATA COLLECTION; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FOOD, FORMULATED; GLUCOSE OXIDASE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; REAGENT STRIPS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033127119     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc1999.8.3.160     Document Type: Article

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