Tracheal fluid leakage in benchtop trials: Comparison of static versus dynamic ventilation model with and without lubrication

Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 247-252

  Dave, Mital H ^a   Koepfer, Nelly ^a   Madjdpour, Caveh ^a   Frotzler, Angela ^a   Weiss, Markus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aspiration; Benchtop trials; PEEP; Tracheal tube cuff

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREATHING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; LUBRICATION; LUNG MODEL; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; TRACHEA;

INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LUBRICATION; MODELS, ANATOMIC; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; TRACHEA;

EID: 77954537962     PISSN: 09138668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00540-010-0871-z     Document Type: Article

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