Acute airway obstruction in the hospitalized infant: Four hard lessons in the distal trachea

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 105, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 532-535

  Isaacson, Glenn ^a  

^a ST CHRISTOPHER'S HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

balloon catheter; extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; high frequency jet ventilation; necrotizing tracheobronchitis; rigid bronchoscopy; tracheal obstruction; tracheal stenosis

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; BRONCHOSCOPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; TRACHEA OBSTRUCTION; TRACHEA STENOSIS; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0030035552     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348949610500707     Document Type: Article

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