Performance of a novel pressure release valve for cuff pressure control in pediatric tracheal tubes

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 19-24

  Dullenkopf, Alexander ^a   Bernet Buettiker, Vera ^a   Maino, Paolo ^a   Weiss, Markus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cuff; Pediatric; Pressure; Pressure control; Tracheal; Tubes; Valve

Indexed keywords

NITROUS OXIDE;

AERATION; ARTICLE; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; PEDIATRICS; PERFORMANCE; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STEADY STATE;

CHILD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; PEDIATRICS; PRESSURE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33645214456     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2005.01686.x     Document Type: Article

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