Estimation of tracheostomy tube cuff pressure by pilot balloon palpation

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 121, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 869-871

  Faris, C ^a   Koury, E ^a,d   Philpott, J ^b   Sharma, S ^c   Tolley, N ^a   Narula, A ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c POOLE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intensive Care; Pathologic Constriction; Trachea; Tracheostomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BALLOON; CUFF; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ISCHEMIA; MANOMETER; MANOMETRY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PALPATION; PRESSURE; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; TECHNIQUE; TRACHEA; TRACHEA STENOSIS; TRACHEOSTOMY; UNITED KINGDOM;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MANOMETRY; PALPATION; PRESSURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TRACHEA; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 34548396407     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215107005324     Document Type: Article

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