Traumatic retropharyngeal hematoma necessitating emergency intubation [2]

Anesthesiology

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1645-1646

  El Kettani, Chafik ^a   Badaoui, Rachid ^a   Lesoin, François Xavier ^a   Le Gars, Daniel ^a   Ossart, Michel ^a  

^a AMIENS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPHARYNGEAL HEMATOMA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WHIPLASH INJURY;

EID: 0036897534     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200212000-00049     Document Type: Letter

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