Prolonged use of a cook airway exchange catheter obviated the need for postoperative tracheostomy in an adult patient

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 496-498

  Hartmannsgruber, Maximilian W B ^a   Loudermilk, Eric ^b   Stoltzfus, Daniel ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Airway devices; Cook airway exchange catheter, jet ventilation, fiberoptic bronchoscope; Difficult airway management

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; EXTUBATION; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FUSION; TRACHEOSTOMY;

AGED; CATHETERIZATION; HIGH-FREQUENCY JET VENTILATION; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 0030871254     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(97)00080-9     Document Type: Article

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