Journal of Critical Care
Volume 25, Issue 3 , Pages 541.e9-541.e15 , September 2010

Practical experiences and in vitro and in vivo validation studies with a new gastric tonometric probe in human adult patients

  • Péter Palágyi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, University of Szeged, 6720, Hungary
    • ,
  • László Vimláti, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, University of Szeged, 6720, Hungary
    • ,
  • Krisztina Boda, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Informatics, University of Szeged, 6720, Hungary
    • ,
  • Gyula Tálosi, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics University of Szeged, 6720, Hungary
    • ,
  • Domokos Boda, MD, MSci

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics University of Szeged, 6720, Hungary
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +36 62545330; fax: +36 62545329.

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☆ This study forms part of a project funded by the European Union and the Hungarian Ministry of Economic Affairs (GVOP-3.3.1-05/.-2005-0153/3.0) and of the innovation program at the University of Szeged.

☆☆ Abstract presented at the World Congress of the Society of Intravenous Anaesthesia, 2009, Berlin.

PII: S0883-9441(10)00002-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2009.12.002

Journal of Critical Care
Volume 25, Issue 3 , Pages 541.e9-541.e15 , September 2010

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