We should care more about intracuff pressure: The actual situation in government sector teaching hospital

Indian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 314-317

  Trivedi, Lopa ^a   Jha, Pramila ^a   Bajiya, Narasi Ram ^a   Tripathi, D C ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Aneroid manometer; Intra cuff pressure; Polyvinyl chloride endotracheal tube; Red rubber endotracheal tube

Indexed keywords

NITROUS OXIDE; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE; RUBBER;

ADULT; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CUFF; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTRACUFF PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANOMETER; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT MONITORING; PRESSURE;

EID: 79251485031     PISSN: 00195049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5049.68374     Document Type: Article

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