Intubation of SARS patients: Infection and perspectives of healthcare workers

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 122-129

  Caputo, Karen M ^a   Byrick, Robert ^a   Chapman, Martin G ^a   Orser, Beverley A ^a   Orser, Barbara J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT SAFETY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

EID: 33645770054     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03021815     Document Type: Article

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