In vitro evaluation of endotracheal tubes with intrinsic suction

Chest

Volumn 138, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 863-869

  Mujica Lopez, Karla I ^a   Pearce, Melissa A ^a   Narron, Kyle A ^a   Perez, Jorge ^b   Rubin, Bruce K ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Teleflex Medical   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RESIN;

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CALCULATION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FLOW; HUMAN; HYPERBARISM; HYPOBARISM; IN VITRO STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEMBRANE; MODEL; MUCUS; OBSTRUCTION; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA; SUCTION; TRACHEA; TUBE; VACUUM; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

EID: 77957824308     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.09-3117     Document Type: Article

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