Percutaneous tracheostomy in the intensive care unit

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 701-706

  Mercer, Michael ^a   Manara, Alexander R ^a  

^a FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY; BRONCHOSCOPY; COST; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EMERGENCY SURGERY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 0033398051     PISSN: 09527907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001503-199912000-00012     Document Type: Review

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