Endotracheal tube cuff pressures in patients intubated before transport

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 980-982

  Chapman, Jacob ^a,b   Pallin, Daniel ^b,c   Ferrara, Larisa ^a   Mortell, Sarah ^b   Pliakas, John ^d   Shear, Melissa ^a   Thomas, Stephen ^a,d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Boston MedFlight   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CUFF; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE CUFF PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRESSURE; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIR AMBULANCES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 70349190329     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.07.025     Document Type: Article

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