Misplaced and dislodged endotracheal tubes may be detected by the defibrillator during cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 770-772

  Pytte, M ^a   Olasveengen, T M ^a   Steen, P A ^a,b   Sunde, K ^a  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Electric impedance; Heart arrest; Intubation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEFIBRILLATOR; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; ESOPHAGUS INTUBATION; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; VENTILATED PATIENT;

EID: 34250351440     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2007.01317.x     Document Type: Article

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