Dangerous Doughty - A quantitative study of disproportion between the size of endotracheal tubes and splits in tonsillectomy gag blades

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 116, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 914-916

  Lowe, David ^a,b   Hoare, Tim ^a  

^a BEDFORD HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complications; Operative; Surgical Procedures; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANESTHETIC EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; EAR NOSE THROAT SURGERY; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MALE; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TONSILLECTOMY;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 0036853046     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/00222150260369444     Document Type: Article

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