In vitro study of the safety limits of bronchoscopic argon plasma coagulation in the presence of airway stents

Respirology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 643-647

  Colt, Henri G ^a,b   Crawford, Stephen W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Argon plasma coagulation; Bronchoscopy; Stent

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRONCHOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; NONHUMAN; OXYGENATION; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TREE;

ANIMALS; ARGON; BRONCHOSCOPY; BURNS, INHALATION; ELECTROCOAGULATION; STENTS; SWINE;

EID: 33746914690     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2006.00890.x     Document Type: Article

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