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Technical standards for tracheal tubes. 1991

G L Colice
Pulmonary Section, Veterans Administration Medical Center, White River Junction, Vermont.

To provide an appropriate context for understanding the standards for tracheal tubes, this article first summarizes some of the historical highlights leading to the development of present-day tracheal tubes. It also describes the current manufacturing guidelines for tracheal tubes and the rationale for these standards.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007442 Intubation, Intratracheal A procedure involving placement of a tube into the trachea through the mouth or nose in order to provide a patient with oxygen and anesthesia. Intubation, Endotracheal,Endotracheal Intubation,Endotracheal Intubations,Intratracheal Intubation,Intratracheal Intubations,Intubations, Endotracheal,Intubations, Intratracheal
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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