Home ventilator low-pressure alarms fail to detect accidental decannulation with pediatric tracheostomy tubes

Chest

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 562-564

  Kun, Sheila S ^a   Nakamura, Craig T ^a   Ripka, James F ^a   Davidson Ward, Sally L ^a   Keens, Thomas G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Decannulation; Home mechanical ventilation; Low pressure alarm; Tracheostomy tube

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CANNULATION; DEVICE; EXTUBATION; HYPOVENTILATION; NASOTRACHEAL TUBE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; TIDAL VOLUME; TRACHEOSTOMY; VENTILATOR;

EID: 0035111356     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.119.2.562     Document Type: Article

References (3)

1. The safety of home tracheostomy care for children
2. Hypoventilation and apnea in children during mechanically assisted ventilation
3. American College of Chest Physicians consensus statement on mechanical ventilation beyond the ICUs