Respiratory complications associated with tracheal intubation and extubation

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 767-775

  Asai, Takashi ^a,b   Koga, Kazunori ^a   Vaughan, Ralph S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Complications extubation tracheal; Complications intubation tracheal; Complications respiratory incidence

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHILD; COUGHING; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EXTUBATION; FACE MASK; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE;

EID: 0031775177     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/80.6.767     Document Type: Article

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