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. 2024 Dec;59(12):3770-3773.
doi: 10.1002/ppul.27195. Epub 2024 Jul 30.

Home ventilator alarm function in simulated decannulation with pediatric-sized tracheostomy tubes

Nathan M Pajor  1   2 , Ryne C Simpson  3 , Ping-Hui Liu  4 , Anita L Arnsperger  4 , Guillermo J Beltran-Ale  3
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Home ventilator alarm function in simulated decannulation with pediatric-sized tracheostomy tubes

Nathan M Pajor et al. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2024 Dec.
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Test lung and three‐dimensional printed airway model with trachoestomy tube and circuit.
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