Acute care of the child with a tracheostomy

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 49-54

  Posner, Jill C ^a  

^a CHOP   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute care of ventilator dependent child; Home managed ventilator assisted child; Tracheostomy

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHRONIC RESPIRATORY FAILURE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; PEDIATRICS; REVIEW; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 0033012343     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006565-199902000-00015     Document Type: Review

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