Can airway complications following multilevel anterior cervical surgery be avoided?

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 94, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2001, Pages 185-188

  Epstein, N E ^a   Hollingsworth, R ^a   Nardi, D ^a   Singer, J ^a  

^a Long Island Neurosurgical Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior posterior approach; Cervical fusion; Intubation; Prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINE SURGERY; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 0034874982     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.2001.94.2.0185     Document Type: Article

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