Repositioning endotracheal tubes in the intensive care unit: Depth changes poorly correlate with postrepositioning radiographic location

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 146-149

  Wang, Ming Li ^a   Schuster, Kevin M ^a   Bhattacharya, Bishwajit ^a   Maung, Adrian A ^a   Kaplan, Lewis J ^a   Davis, Kimberly A ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chest x ray; Endotracheal tube; Intensive care

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT POSITIONING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RETREATMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRACHEA;

EID: 84880304115     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31829849cd     Document Type: Article

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