Benchtop study of leakages across the Portex, TaperGuard, and Microcuff endotracheal tubes under simulated clinical conditions

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 7-15

  Lau, Arthur C W ^a   Lam, S M ^a   Yan, W W ^a  

^a PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASPIRATION; BREATHING; CUFF; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HUMAN; MICROCUFF; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; SIMULATION; TRACHEAL SUCTION CATHETER; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; POLYURETHANES; POLYVINYL CHLORIDE;

HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; PATIENT SIMULATION;

EID: 84893427566     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12809/hkmj133930     Document Type: Article

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