Rupture of the aorta due to a malpositioned tracheal cannula in a 4-month-old baby

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 34, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 175-179

  Peres, Luiz Cesar ^a   Martins Mamede, Rui Celso ^a   Verissimo De Mello Filho, Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

false tract; rupture of the aorta; rupture of the carotid artery; tracheostomy

Indexed keywords

AORTA RUPTURE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INFANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 0030026920     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-5876(95)01252-4     Document Type: Article

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