Capnometry and Air Insufflation for Assessing Initial Placement of Gastric Tubes

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 544-549

  Elpern, Ellen H ^a   Killeen, Kathryn ^a   Talla, Erlinda ^a   Perez, Gabriel ^a   Gurka, David ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

AERATION; ARTICLE; CALORIMETRY; CAPNOGRAPHY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIGESTIVE TRACT INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENTERIC FEEDING; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL ERROR; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; STANDARD;

CALORIMETRY; CAPNOGRAPHY; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENTERAL NUTRITION; HUMANS; INSUFFLATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MEDICAL ERRORS; NURSING AUDIT; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 40449108616     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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