Middle ear effusion in mechanically ventilated patients: Effects of the nasogastric tube

Respiratory Care

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 273-278

  Pena, Míriam González ^a   Massana, Enric Figuerola ^a   Gutiérrez, Pilar Hernández ^b   Condomines, Jordi Rello ^c  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI JOAN XXIII   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT D INVESTIGACIÓ SANITÀRIA PERE VIRGILI IISPV   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

ICU patients; Middle ear effusion; Nasogastric tube; Orotracheal intubation; Tympanometry; Unconsciousness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE EAR EFFUSION; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OTOSCOPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RAMSAY SEDATION SCALE; THERAPY EFFECT; TYMPANOMETRY;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE TESTS; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84873621810     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: 19433654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4187/respcare.01911     Document Type: Article

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