Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
Volume 24, Issue 6 , Pages 359-365 , December 2008

Minimal occlusive volume cuff inflation: A survey of current practice

  • Louise Rose

      Affiliations

    • Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, 155 College Street, Room 276, Toronto, ON M5T1P8, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 416 978 3492; fax: +1 416 978 0665.
    • ,
  • Leanne Redl

      Affiliations

    • Intensive Care Unit, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Grattan Street, Parkville, Melbourne, VIC 3050, Australia
    • Tel.: +61 3 9342 7209; fax: +61 3 9342 8812.

,Accepted 14 May 2008.

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PII: S0964-3397(08)00054-2

doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2008.05.002

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
Volume 24, Issue 6 , Pages 359-365 , December 2008

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