Forceps dilatational percutaneous tracheostomy: Safe and short [15]

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 523-

  Cattano, D ^a,b   Giunta, F ^b   Buzzigoli, S ^c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c Versilia Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FORCEPS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; LONG TERM CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

DILATATION; FIBER OPTICS; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGEAL MASKS; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 33747027819     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

References (4)

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