Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8620811 | Journal of Critical Care | 2017 | 30 Pages |
Abstract
The findings suggest that clinicians should consider using nonstandard tracheostomy tubes as the first choice if the patient is male with an endotracheal tube size â¥Â 8.0 and has a trachea-to-skin distance > 4.4 cm on the computed tomography scan.
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Authors
Vinciya PhD, RN, ACNP-BC, Christoph T. MD, Adam J. PhD, MD, David J. MD, Elliott R. MD, PhD, Nicole A. BS, Jessica S. BS, Chad MD, Priya G. BS, Christina R. MD, Marek A. MD, PhD, Nasir I. MD, MHS, Lonny B. DO,