Evaluation of an intervention to maintain endotracheal tube cuff pressure within therapeutic range

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 109-118

  Sole, Mary Lou ^a   Su, Xiaogang ^b   Talbert, Steve ^a   Penoyer, Daleen Aragon ^c   Kalita, Samar ^d   Jimenez, Edgar ^c   Ludy, Jeffery E ^a   Bennett, Melody ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c ORLANDO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

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EID: 79952387220     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2011661     Document Type: Article

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