Successful treatment of post-extubation stridor by continuous positive airway pressure

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 392-393

  Sundaram, R K ^a   Nikolic, G ^a  

^a WODEN VALLEY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Intubation, tracheal, complications: stridor, continuous positive airway pressure

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; DEXAMETHASONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EXTUBATION; FACE MASK; FEMALE; HUMAN; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; STRIDOR;

EID: 0029890717     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x9602400317     Document Type: Article

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