Current airway management in craniofacial anomalies

Current Opinion in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 428-432

  Boston, Mark ^a   Rutter, Michael J ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Craniofacial anomalies; Distraction osteogenesis; Robin sequence; Tracheotomy

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; BODY POSTURE; CHILD; CRANIOFACIAL MALFORMATION; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS; DOWN SYNDROME; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; PATIENT POSITIONING; PIERRE ROBIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRACHEOTOMY;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CHILD; CRANIOFACIAL ABNORMALITIES; HUMANS; OSTEOGENESIS, DISTRACTION; TRACHEOTOMY;

EID: 0344553292     PISSN: 10689508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00020840-200312000-00004     Document Type: Review

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