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Trach tubes designed to maximize safety may increase risk to ventilated patients

Dual-cannulae tracheostomy tubes with low-pressure cuffs, such as the Shiley LPC, are widely regarded as inherently safer than single lumen tubes with low-volume cuffs. For the patient who undergoes tracheostomy for failure to wean from mechanical ventilation, however, the insertion of a tube that o...

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Autores principales: McCracken, John, Leasa, David
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3220018/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21144013
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc9306