Massive subcutaneous emphysema following routine endotracheal intubation

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 117, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 899-901

  Watters, K F ^a,b   Lacy, P D ^a   McConn Walsh, R ^a  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b 63 Hampton Court ^*  (Ireland)

Author keywords

Intubation, Intratracheal; Mediastinal Emphysema; Subcutaneous Emphysema

Indexed keywords

METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; SEVOFLURANE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOSCOPY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HEAD AND NECK DISEASE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; LABORATORY TEST; LARYNGOSCOPY; NOSE FEEDING; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MEDIASTINAL EMPHYSEMA; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; THORAX; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0344984492     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/002221503322542953     Document Type: Article

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