Piriform sinus perforation during esophageal-tracheal combitube placement

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 37-39

  Richards, Christopher F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway management; Angioedema; Combitube; Complications; Prehospital care; Subcutaneous emphysema

Indexed keywords

AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PERFORATION; PHARYNX; PIRIFORM RECESS; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; PNEUMOPERICARDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TONGUE DISEASE;

AGED; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOPHARYNX; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; TONGUE;

EID: 0031934630     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(97)00239-4     Document Type: Article

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