The Great Ormond Street protocol for ward decannulation of children with tracheostomy: Increasing safety and decreasing cost

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 111-118

  Waddell, A ^a   Appleford, R ^a   Dunning, C ^a   Papsin, B C ^a   Bailey, C M ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

children; decannulation; tracheostomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; TRACHEOSTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; CATHETERIZATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 0031555869     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5876(96)01473-5     Document Type: Article

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