Complications associated with the use of the esophageal-tracheal combitube

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 76-80

  Vézina, Daniel ^a,b   Lessard, Martin R ^b   Bussières, Jean ^a   Topping, Claude ^c   Trépanier, Claude A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Regie Regionale S Serv Social Q   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEFIBRILLATOR; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; LACERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESCUE PERSONNEL; RESUSCITATION; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA;

EID: 2642707487     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03011999     Document Type: Article

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