Tracheal sealing characteristics of pediatric cuffed tracheal tubes

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 825-830

  Dullenkopf, Alexander ^a   Schmitz, Achim ^a   Gerber, Andreas C ^a   Weiss, Markus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cuff; High volume low pressure; Intubation; Pediatric; Pressure; Sealing; Tracheal; Tube

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL CUFF; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; HIGH VOLUME LOW PRESSURE CUFF; HUMAN; KRUSKALL WALLIS TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PEDIATRIC CUFFED TRACHEAL TUBE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRACHEA OBSTRUCTION; TRACHEA SEALING; VENTILATOR;

AUSCULTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; PRESSURE; TRACHEA;

EID: 4944219973     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2004.01316.x     Document Type: Article

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