The trouble with tubes

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2859-2860

  Happ, Mary Beth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical care; Medical device disruption; Self extubation; Therapeutic device disruption; Treatment interference

Indexed keywords

DEVICE REMOVAL; EDITORIAL; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; EXTUBATION; FEEDING APPARATUS; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBE;

EID: 36448974212     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000296708.93762.D6     Document Type: Editorial

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