The cuff leak test to predict failure of tracheal extubation for laryngeal edema

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1267-1272

  De Bast, Yann ^a   De Backer, Daniel ^a   Moraine, Jean Jacques ^a   Lemaire, Muriel ^a   Vandenborght, Cécile ^a   Vincent, Jean Louis ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cuff leak test; Endotracheal intubation; Extubation failure; Laryngeal edema; Mechanical ventilation; Stridor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; EXTUBATION; HUMAN; LARYNX EDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCREENING TEST; TIDAL VOLUME; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; BELGIUM; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGEAL EDEMA; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIDAL VOLUME;

EID: 0036037662     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-002-1422-3     Document Type: Article

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