Tracheotomy: Indications and timing

Respiratory Care

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 807-819

  Heffner, John E ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Advantages of tracheotomy; Complications of airway intubation; Complications of tracheotomy; Timing of tracheotomy; Tracheotomy

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; BLEEDING; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; HUMAN; LUNG ASPIRATION; PATIENT CARE; PNEUMOTHORAX; TRACHEA STENOSIS; TRACHEOTOMY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0032765944     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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