Airway fire during tracheostomy

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 507-508

  Varcoe, Ramon L ^a,c   MacGowan, Kenneth M ^b   Cass, Anthony J ^b  

^a AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b MAROONDAH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Airway; Complications; Diathermy; Fire; Tracheostomy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; HYDROCORTISONE;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BURN; CASE REPORT; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; RESPIRATORY ARREST; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; TRACHEOSTOMY;

AGED; DIATHERMY; HUMANS; MALE; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 3042834413     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2004.03048.x     Document Type: Article

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