An in vitro study of the compliance of paediatric tracheal tube cuffs and tracheal wall pressure

Anaesthesia

Volumn 61, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 978-983

  Bernet, Vera ^a   Dullenkopf, A ^a   Cannizzaro, V ^a   Stutz, K ^a   Weiss, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL CUFF; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HYPERINFLATION; IN VITRO STUDY; PRESSURE VOLUME CURVE; TRACHEA MUCOSA;

CHILD; COMPLIANCE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MODELS, ANATOMIC; PRESSURE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; TRACHEA;

EID: 33748615744     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2006.04785.x     Document Type: Article

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