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Endotracheal tube cuff pressure in intensive care unit: the need for pressure monitoring

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  1. Intensive Care and Transplantation Unit, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care B, University Saint Eloi Hospital, 80 Avenue Augustin Fliche, University of Montpellier I, 34295, Montpellier Cedex 5, France

    Samir Jaber, Moez El Kamel, Gérald Chanques, Mustapha Sebbane, Séverine Cazottes, Pierre-François Perrigault & Jean-Jacques Eledjam

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Jaber, S., El Kamel, M., Chanques, G. et al. Endotracheal tube cuff pressure in intensive care unit: the need for pressure monitoring. Intensive Care Med 33, 917–918 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-007-0594-2

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