Effects of tracheostomies on infection and airway complications in pediatric burn patients

Burns

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 190-193

  Barret, Juan P ^a,b   Desai, Manubhai H ^a   Herndon, David N ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Burns; Complications; Tracheostomies

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; HEPARIN; SALBUTAMOL;

AIRWAY PRESSURE, CONDUCTANCE AND RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BURN; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SUBGLOTTIC STENOSIS; TRACHEOMALACIA; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BURNS, INHALATION; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0033983144     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4179(99)00113-8     Document Type: Article

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