Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy under ultrasound guidance

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 309-311

  Muhammad, Joseph Kamal ^a,b   Patton, D W ^a   Evans, R M ^a   Major, E ^a  

^a MORRISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; NEEDLE; SAFETY; SKIN SURFACE; TRACHEA; TRACHEOSTOMY; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0032767889     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjom.1999.0072     Document Type: Article

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