Objective indications for early tracheostomy after blunt head trauma

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 186, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 615-619

  Major, Kevin M ^a   Hui, Thomas ^a   Wilson, Matthew T ^a   Gaon, Mark D ^a   Shabot, M Michael ^a   Margulies, Daniel R ^a  

^a BURNS AND ALLEN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Early tracheostomy; Indications

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTUBATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0348111565     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2003.08.012     Document Type: Article

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