The cuff leak test is not predictive of successful extubation

American Surgeon

Volumn 74, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1182-1185

  Shin, Susanna H ^a   Heath, Kirk ^a   Reed, Scott ^a   Collins, Jay ^a,b   Weireter, L J ^a   Britt, L D ^a  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; CUFF; CUFF LEAK TEST; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; EXPIRED AIR; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; RELIABILITY; RESPIRATORY THERAPIST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIDAL VOLUME; TRACHEA; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADULT; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 57449106660     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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