Comparison of wire-guided cricothyrotomy versus standard surgical cricothyrotomy technique

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 957-962

  Chan, Theodore C ^a   Vilke, Gary M ^a   Bramwell, Kenneth J ^a   Davis, Daniel P ^a   Hamilton, Robert S ^a   Rosen, Peter ^a  

^a San Diego   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway management; Cricothyrotomy; Human cadaver; Wire guided

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; EMERGENCY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; GUIDE WIRE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKILL; SKIN INCISION; TRACHEOSTOMY; TRACHEOTOMY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CADAVER; CRICOID CARTILAGE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032704601     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(99)00123-7     Document Type: Article

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