Tracheal intubation in the intensive care unit: Extremely hazardous even in the best of hands

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2497-2498

  Leibowitz, Andrew B ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway; Complications; Intensive care unit; Intubation; Respiratory failure

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL ILLNESS; EDITORIAL; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL;

EID: 33747452383     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000235993.47514.8F     Document Type: Editorial

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