Gel lubrication of the tracheal tube cuff reduces pulmonary aspiration

Anesthesiology

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 377-381

  Blunt, M C ^a   Young, P J ^a   Patil, A ^a   Haddock, A ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; FENTANYL; MIVACURIUM; PROPOFOL;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GEL; HUMAN; LUBRICATION; LUNG ASPIRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SWINE; SYRINGE; TRACHEA; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 0034899552     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200108000-00019     Document Type: Article

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