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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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| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2005
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| 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 |