Intracranial placement of a nasotracheal tube after facial fracture: A rare complication

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 187-191

  Marlow, Troy J ^a   Goltra Jr , David D ^a   Schabel, Stephen I ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

airway complications; endotracheal tube complications; facial trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FACE FRACTURE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MALE; MORTALITY; NASOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL RADIOGRAPHY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0030945270     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(96)00356-3     Document Type: Article

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