Determinants of the cuff-leak test: a physiological study

INTRODUCTION: The cuff-leak test has been proposed as a simple method to predict the occurrence of post-extubation stridor. The test is performed by cuff deflation and measuring the expired tidal volume a few breaths later (V(T)). The leak is calculated as the difference between V(T )with and withou...

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Autores principales: Prinianakis, George, Alexopoulou, Christina, Mamidakis, Eutichis, Kondili, Eumorfia, Georgopoulos, Dimitris
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2005
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1065107/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15693963
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc3012

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1065107/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15693963
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc3012

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