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

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020 May;41(5):618-619. doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.50. Epub 2020 Mar 12.

Authors

William R Barnett¹, Prabath Herath Mudiyanselage¹, Hossein Haghbin¹, Momen Banifadel¹, Josephine Adunse², Fadi Safi², Ragheb Assaly^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio.
² Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio.

PMID: 32160935
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2020.50

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Case-Control Studies
Female
Humans
Intubation, Intratracheal / adverse effects*
Intubation, Intratracheal / methods*
Male
Sex Distribution
Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury / etiology*