Effect of nasogastric tube size on gastroesophageal reflux and microaspiration in intubated patients

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 130, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 991-994

  Ferrer, Miquel ^a   Bauer, Torsten Thomas ^a   Torres, Antoni ^a   Hernández, Carmen ^a   Piera, Carlos ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; ISOTOPE LABELING; MALE; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0033564793     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-130-12-199906150-00007     Document Type: Article

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