Novel approach to management of a posterior tracheal tear complicating percutaneous tracheostomy

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 437-439

  Madden, B P ^a   Sheth, A ^a   Ho, T B L ^a   McAnulty, G ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complications, tracheal tear; Equipment, tracheal stent; Surgery, percutaneous tracheostomy

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ATRACURIUM; COLISTIN; MIDAZOLAM; PROPOFOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPHYSEMA; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; GRANULATION TISSUE; HALITOSIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LUNG COLLAPSE; MALE; NEODYMIUM LASER; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; STENT; SURGICAL APPROACH; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRACHEA INJURY; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 1342303709     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeh061     Document Type: Article

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