Routine chest X-ray after percutaneous tracheostomy is unnecessary

American Surgeon

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 51-53

  Hoehne, Francesca ^a   Ozaeta, Maria ^a   Chung, Ray ^a  

^a KERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRACHEOSTOMY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; INCIDENCE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRACHEOSTOMY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 14944384132     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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