Tracheostomy in a patient with severe acute respiratory syndrome

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 280-282

  Kwan, Anne ^a   Fok, W G ^a   Law, K I ^a   Lam, S H ^a  

^a UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Complications, contamination; Complications, severe acute respiratory syndrome; Equipment, personal protective; Infection, control; Surgery, tracheostomy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; FENTANYL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; ISOFLURANE; LOPINAVIR PLUS RITONAVIR; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; OXYGEN; RIBAVIRIN; RITONAVIR; ROCURONIUM;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; CONVALESCENCE; DETERIORATION; DISINFECTION; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SARS CORONAVIRUS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEAMWORK; TRACHEOSTOMY; VIRAL CONTAMINATION; VIRUS VIRULENCE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0742272000     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeh035     Document Type: Article

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