Ultrathin-wall, two-stage, twin endotracheal tube: A tracheal tube with minimal resistance and minimal dead space for use in newborn and infant patients

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 379-383

  Kolobow, Theodor ^a   Berra, Lorenzo ^a   DeMarchi, Lorenzo ^a   Aly, Hany ^b  

^a NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Low dead space tracheal tube; Lowresistance tracheal tube; Tracheal tube; Twin tracheal tube; Two stage tracheal tube; Wire reinforced tracheal tube

Indexed keywords

ALLOY; NITINOL; POLYURETHAN;

ARTICLE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INFANT; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERIALS TESTING; NEWBORN;

ALLOYS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYURETHANES;

EID: 4644252444     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: 19473893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PCC.0000128602.22489.2D     Document Type: Article

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