A Survey of Tracheostomy Practice in a Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 76-80

  Briggs, Spike ^a   Ambler, Jonathan ^a   Smith, David ^a  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

complications; intensive care; timing; tracheostomy

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CIAGLIA TECHNIQUE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EXTUBATION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INFECTION COMPLICATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STOMA; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRACHEA OBSTRUCTION; TRACHEOSTOMY;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CRITICAL CARE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 33846705836     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2006.02.011     Document Type: Article

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