Prospective assessment of guidelines for determining appropriate depth of endotracheal tube placement in children

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 519-522

  Phipps, Lorri M ^a   Thomas, Neal J ^a   Gilmore, Raymond K ^a   Raymond, Jill A ^a   Bittner, Toni R ^a   Orr, Richard A ^b   Robertson, Courtney L ^c  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway; Emergency room; Endotracheal tube; Mechanical ventilation; Pediatric advanced life support; Pediatric critical care

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CALCULATION; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PEDIATRICS; POSITION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELIABILITY; RESUSCITATION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 24944591430     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PCC.0000165802.32383.9E     Document Type: Article

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