Endotracheal tube cuff pressure in intensive care unit: The need for pressure monitoring [1]

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 917-918

  Jaber, Samir ^a   El Kamel, Moez ^a   Chanques, Gérald ^a   Sebbane, Mustapha ^a   Cazottes, Séverine ^a   Perrigault, Pierre François ^a   Eledjam, Jean Jacques ^a  

^a HÔPITAL SAINT ELOI   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MEDICAL RECORD; NURSING STAFF; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TELEPHONE;

BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34247580307     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-007-0594-2     Document Type: Letter

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