The influence of endotracheal tube leak on the assessment of respiratory function in ventilated children

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1788-1797

  Main, Eleanor ^a   Castle, Rosemary ^a   Stocks, Janet ^b   James, Ian ^b   Hatch, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child; Intubation, intratracheal; Respiration, artificial; Respiratory function tests; Respiratory mechanics; Ventilators, mechanical

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG RESISTANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PARALYSIS; PATIENT MONITORING; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; RELIABILITY; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; TIDAL VOLUME; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0035209852     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001340101105     Document Type: Article

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