Cuff compliance of pediatric and adult cuffed tracheal tubes: An experimental study

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 676-680

  Devys, J M ^a   Schauvliege F ^a   Taylor, G ^a   Plaud, B ^a  

^a Adolphe de Rothschild Fondation ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Children; Cuffed tracheal tube; Intubation; Pressure; Volume

Indexed keywords

AIR; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CUFF; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; IN VITRO STUDY; PRESSURE VOLUME CURVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EQUIPMENT FAILURE; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MODELS, ANATOMIC; PRESSURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 4043123328     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2004.01288.x     Document Type: Article

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