Evidence-based management of tracheostomies in hospitalized patients

Respiratory Care

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 516-518

  Littlewood, Keith E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute care; Complications; Evidence based management; Inpatient; Intensive care unit; Tracheal stenosis; Tracheostomy

Indexed keywords

BLEEDING; CONFERENCE PAPER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FISTULA; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION; METHODOLOGY; PNEUMOTHORAX; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; SURGICAL TRACHEOSTOMY; TRACHEA STENOSIS; TRACHEOCUTANEOUS FISTULA; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; TRACHEOSTOMY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; HOSPITALIZATION; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; STANDARD;

BENCHMARKING; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEMORRHAGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; TRACHEAL STENOSIS; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 22144465556     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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