Bacteraemia following percutaneous dilational tracheostomy

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 354-357

  Teoh, N ^a   Parr, M J A ^a   Finfer, S R ^a  

^a ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Intensive care: tracheostomy, complications, bacteraemia

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; TRACHEA MUCUS; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 0030754932     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x9702500405     Document Type: Article

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