Cuff-leak test for predicting postextubation airway complications: A systematic review

Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 242-254

  Zhou, Ting ^a   Zhang, Hong Ping ^a   Chen, Wei Wei ^a   Xiong, Ze Yu ^b   Fan, Tao ^a   Fu, Juan Juan ^c   Wang, Lei ^a   Wang, Gang ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HUNTER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Cuff leak test; GRADE; Postextubation airway complications; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CUFF LEAK TEST; DATA EXTRACTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; EMBASE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EXTUBATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LARYNX EDEMA; MEDLINE; OVIDUCT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION;

AIRWAY EXTUBATION; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL EDEMA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 82455167048     PISSN: 17565383     EISSN: 17565391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-5391.2011.01160.x     Document Type: Review

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