Leaks cause problems not only in Washington politics! Has the time come for cuffed endotracheal tubes for newborn ventilation?

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 231-232

  Keszler, Martin ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

complications; endotracheal tube; leak compensation Dr. Keszler is a consultant for Draeger Medical.; mechanical ventilation; tidal volume

Indexed keywords

SILICONE;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRAIN INJURY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EDITORIAL; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE LEAK; EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LUNG; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG INJURY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; PATENT; POLITICS; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; TIDAL VOLUME; TRACHEA; VENTILATED PATIENT; VENTILATOR;

EID: 79953085898     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e31820ac50a     Document Type: Editorial

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