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Leakage of fluid around endotracheal tube cuffs: a cadaver study

BACKGROUND: The aim of the study was to evaluate the leakage of liquid past the cuffs of tracheal tubes in fresh frozen human heads. METHODS: Six truncated fresh frozen heads were used and intubated with 8.0 mm endotracheal tubes. The intracuff pressures tested were 30 and 100 cmH(2)O. Subsequently,...

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Autores principales: Birkenfeld, Falk, Lucius, Ralph, Ewald, Kristian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society of Anesthesiologists 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3866340/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24363847
http://dx.doi.org/10.4097/kjae.2013.65.5.438