Proper depth of placement of nasotracheal tubes in adults prior to radiographic confirmation

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1111-1114

  Reed, David B ^a   Clinton, Joseph E ^a  

^a HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway; Endotracheal tube; Intubation technique; Nasotracheal intubation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY WARD; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030716190     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.1997.tb03691.x     Document Type: Article

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