Laryngotracheal separation after attempted hanging

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 612-614

  Deshpande, S ^a,b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BURNLEY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airway, management; Complications, laryngotracheal separation; Intubation tracheal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; HANGING; HUMAN; LARYNX INJURY; MALE; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE; STENT; THORAX BLUNT TRAUMA; TRACHEA INJURY; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 0031689963     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/81.4.612     Document Type: Article

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