American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 27, Issue 2 , Pages 109-111 , March 2006

Middle ear effusion in intensive care unit patients with prolonged endotracheal intubation

  • Ching-Chia Lin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC
    • ,
  • Chia-Der Lin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Otolaryngology, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 404, Taiwan, ROC. Tel.: +886 4 22052121 4436; fax: +886 4 22052121 4438.
    • ,
  • Yuan-Kai Cheng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC
    • ,
  • Ming-Hsui Tsai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC
    • ,
  • Chia-Sheng Chang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC

Received 21 March 2005

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PII: S0196-0709(05)00150-X

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2005.07.021

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 27, Issue 2 , Pages 109-111 , March 2006

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