Clinical evaluation of cuff and tube tip position in a newly designed paediatric preformed oral cuffed tracheal tube

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 695-700

  Weiss, Markus ^a   Dullenkopf, A ^a   Bottcher S ^a   Schmitz, A ^a   Stutz, K ^a   Gysin, C ^a   Gerber, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Equipment, tubes tracheal, cuff; Equipment, tubes tracheal, oral; Equipment, tubes tracheal, preformed

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALVEOLAR RIDGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOBRONCHIAL INTUBATION; ENDOSCOPY; ENDOTRACHEAL CUFF; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEAD MOVEMENT; HEAD POSITION; HUMAN; INCISOR; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PARENTAL CONSENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION; SUPINE POSITION; VOCAL CORD;

EID: 33750135797     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/ael247     Document Type: Article

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