Tracheostomy in the ICU

Journal of Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-13

  Conlan, A Alan ^a,b   Kopec, Scott E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b University of Massachusetts   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ATELECTASIS; BACTEREMIA; BLEEDING; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; DYSPHAGIA; EMPHYSEMA; EXTUBATION; FEEDING; FISTULA; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INJURY; REVIEW; SPEECH DISORDER; TRACHEA STENOSIS; TRACHEOMALACIA; TRACHEOSTOMY; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0033955017     PISSN: 08850666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1489.2000.00001.x     Document Type: Review

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