Accidental bronchial intubation. An analysis of AIMS incident reports from 1988 to 1994 inclusive

Anaesthesia

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 24-31

  McCoy, E P ^a,b   Russell, W J ^a   Webb, R K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complications; hypoxia; Equipment; tracheal tube; Intubation; bronchial

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CAPNOGRAPHY; ENDOBRONCHIAL INTUBATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETIOLOGY; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HEAD POSITION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; OPERATING ROOM; OXYGEN SATURATION;

EID: 0031014609     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1997.007-az007.x     Document Type: Article

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