Effective management of the airway in the Pierre Robin syndrome using a modified nasopharyngeal tube and pulse oximetry

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 272-274

  Whitaker, Iain S ^a   Koron, S ^b   Oliver, D W ^c   Jani, P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^d ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HOME MONITORING; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NEWBORN; PIERRE ROBIN SYNDROME; PULSE OXIMETRY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STOMATOLOGY; TUBE;

EID: 0141727423     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-4356(03)00100-1     Document Type: Article

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