Retrograde intubation around an in situ combitube: A difficult airway management strategy

Anesthesiology

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1061-1062

  Harrison, William L ^a   Bertrand, Marc L ^a   Andeweg, Steven K ^a   Clark, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; HEAD INJURIES, CLOSED; HUMANS; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTORCYCLES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 17844400824     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200505000-00027     Document Type: Article

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