Cuffed endotracheal tubes in infants and children: Should we routinely measure the cuff pressure?

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 61-63

  Tobias, Joseph D ^a   Schwartz, Lawrence ^a   Rice, Julie ^a   Jatana, Kris ^a   Kang, D Richard ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cuffed endotracheal tube; Intracuff pressure; Pediatric anesthesia

Indexed keywords

NITROUS OXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BREATHING; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL CUFF; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTERMITTENT POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANOMETER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ANESTHESIA, INTRATRACHEAL; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; MANOMETRY; NITROUS OXIDE; PATIENT SAFETY; PEDIATRICS; PRESSURE;

EID: 84855556197     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: 18728464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2011.09.033     Document Type: Article

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