Cricothyrotomy: A 5-year experience at one institution

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 151-156

  Bair, Aaron E ^a,d   Panacek, Edward A ^a   Wisner, David H ^a   Bales, Ryan ^b   Sakles, John C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway management; Cricothyroidotomy; Cricothyrotomy; Intubation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL SERVICE; PATIENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TECHNIQUE; TISSUE INJURY; TRACHEOTOMY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0037326084     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(02)00715-1     Document Type: Article

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