Cuff leak volume as a clinical predictor for identifying post-extubation stridor

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 752-755

  Keeratichananont, Warangkana ^a   Limthong, Teeranan ^a   Keeratichananont, Suriya ^b  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Hat Yai Regional Hospital   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Clinical predictor; Cuff leak volume; Laryngeal edema; Post extubation stridor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUFF; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRIDOR;

AGED; AIRWAY EXTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGEAL EDEMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84864025592     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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