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Larger endotracheal tube size in women increase the risk for ventilator-associated events

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 March 2020

William R. Barnett*
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
Prabath Herath Mudiyanselage
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
Hossein Haghbin
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
Momen Banifadel
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
Josephine Adunse
Affiliation:
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
Fadi Safi
Affiliation:
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
Ragheb Assaly
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
*
Author for correspondence: William R. Barnett, E-mail: william.barnett@utoledo.edu

Abstract

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Type
Research Brief
Copyright
© 2020 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved

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Footnotes

PREVIOUS PRESENTATION: These data were presented in part at the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) Annual Meeting on November 1, 2017, in Toronto, Canada.

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