Endotracheal suctioning with or without instillation of isotonic sodium chloride solution in critically ill children

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 212-219

  Ridling, Debra A ^a   Martin, Lynn D ^a   Bratton, Susan L ^a  

^a SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOTONIC SOLUTION; OXYGEN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; OXIMETRY; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRITICAL CARE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; ISOTONIC SOLUTIONS; OXIMETRY; OXYGEN; PNEUMONIA; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUCTION;

EID: 0037810400     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2003.12.3.212     Document Type: Article

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