A laboratory comparison of two techniques of emergency percutaneous tracheostomy

Anaesthesia

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1199-1201

  McLure, H A ^a   Dob, D P ^a   Mannan, M M ^a   Soni, N ^a  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques; transtracheal; Education; Equipment; tracheostomy, percutaneous

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FORCEPS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY; NONHUMAN; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWINE; TIME; TRACHEA INJURY; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 0030777514     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1997.251-az0385.x     Document Type: Article

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