Practice patterns, safety, and rationale for tracheostomy tube changes: A survey of otolaryngology training programs

Laryngoscope

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 573-576

  Tabaee, Abtin ^a,b   Lando, Tali ^a   Rickert, Scott ^a   Stewart, Michael G ^a   Kuhel, William I ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Tracheostomy; Tracheotomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MATURITY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; EDUCATION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 34147115577     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLG.0b013e318030455a     Document Type: Article

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