Middle ear effusion in intensive care unit patients with prolonged endotracheal intubation

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 109-111

  Lin, Ching Chia ^a   Lin, Chia Der ^a   Cheng, Yuan Kai ^a   Tsai, Ming Hsui ^a   Chang, Chia Sheng ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONICITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MIDDLE EAR; MIDDLE EAR EFFUSION; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; OTOSCOPY; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLECTOMETRY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPECTRAL GRADIENT ACOUSTIC REFLECTOMETRY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; TREATMENT DURATION; TYMPANOMETRY;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE TESTS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION; OTOSCOPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33144465604     PISSN: 01960709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2005.07.021     Document Type: Article

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