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Altitude-Related Change in Endotracheal Tube Cuff Pressures in Helicopter EMS
INTRODUCTION: Over-inflation of endotracheal tube (ETT) cuffs has the potential to lead to scarring and stenosis of the trachea.1, 2,3, 4 The air inside an ETT cuff is subject to expansion as atmospheric pressure decreases, as happens with an increase in altitude. Emergency medical services helicopt...
Autores principales: | Weisberg, Stacy N., McCall, Jonathan C., Tennyson, Joseph |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5468068/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28611883 http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2017.3.32078 |
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