Life-threatening luminal obstruction due to mucous pluggingin chronic tracheostomies: Three case reports and a review of the literature

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 565-567

  Rowe, Brian H ^a,b,c   Rampton, Joseph ^a   Bota, Gary W ^a  

^a SUDBURY REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NE Ontario Fam Med (NOFM) P   (Canada)

^c LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

cardiac arrest; complications; prehospital; tracheostomy

Indexed keywords

AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; TRACHEOTOMY;

EID: 0030250815     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(96)00128-X     Document Type: Review

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