Endotracheal tube cuff pressures in pediatric patients intubated before aeromedical transport

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 361-363

  Tollefsen, William W ^a   Chapman, Jacob ^b   Frakes, Michael ^c   Gallagher, Michael ^c   Shear, Melissa ^b   Thomas, Stephen H ^c,d  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Boston MedFlight   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aeromedical transport; Airway; Emergency medical service; Endotracheal cuff pressure

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE CUFF PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANOMETRY; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK FACTOR; TRACHEAL DISEASES; ULCER;

ADOLESCENT; AIR AMBULANCES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; MANOMETRY; PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TRACHEAL DISEASES; ULCER;

EID: 77952288202     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3181db224d     Document Type: Article

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