Perimortem intracranial orogastric tube insertion in a pediatric trauma patient with a basilar skull fracture

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 746-747

  Junsanto, Tipsuda ^b   Chira, Thamrong ^a,c  

^a Office of the Medical Examiner   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c Dr Robert J Stein Inst F   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL BASE FRACTURE; STOMACH INTUBATION;

EID: 0030898471     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199704000-00031     Document Type: Article

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