Use and safety of percutaneous tracheostomy in intensive care. Report of a postal survey of ICU practice

Anaesthesia

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1209-1212

  Cooper, R M ^a  

^a ROYAL LANCASTER INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Safety; Surgery; tracheostomy, percutaneous dilatational

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FIBEROSCOPE; FOLLOW UP; INTENSIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRACHEOSTOMY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ENDOSCOPY; ENGLAND; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LONG-TERM CARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRACHEOSTOMY; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WALES;

EID: 0031782607     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.1998.00579.x     Document Type: Article

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