Severe upper airway obstruction in the tropics requiring intensive care

Pediatrics International

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 53-57

  Chan, Patrick W K ^a,b   Goh, Ayt ^a   Lum, Lcs ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MALAYA MEDICAL CENTRE   (Malaysia)

^b HOSPITAL KUALA LUMPUR   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Pediatric intensive care; Severe upper airway obstruction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROUP; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDIASTINUM CANCER; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PIERRE ROBIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL; TRACHEITIS; TROPICS; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MALAYSIA; MALE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

EID: 0035105432     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-200X.2001.01340.x     Document Type: Article

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