Automatic regulation of the cuff pressure in endotracheally-intubated patients

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1010-1013

  Farre R ^a   Rotger, M ^a   Ferrer, M ^a   Torres, A ^a   Navajas, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Endotracheal intubation; Mechanical ventilation; Monitoring artificial ventilation; Nosocomial pneumonia; Tracheal tissue damage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENDOTRACHEAL CUFF; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; MODEL; PNEUMONIA; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUMP; QUALITY CONTROL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RISK MANAGEMENT; TRACHEA INJURY; TRACHEA MUCUS; TUBE;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; AUTOMATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; MANOMETRY; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PRESSURE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0036798301     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.02.02692001     Document Type: Article

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