Complications of emergency tracheal intubation: Hemodynamic alterations - Part I

Journal of Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 157-165

  Mort, Thomas C ^a  

^a HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway management; Bradycardia; Cardiac arrest; Hypertension; Hypotension; Intubation; Tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; CARDIOPULMONARY HEMODYNAMICS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY CARE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HEART ARREST; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; LUNG CLEARANCE; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL RISK;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRADYCARDIA; HEART ARREST; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGOSCOPY;

EID: 34250222480     PISSN: 08850666     EISSN: 15251489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0885066607299525     Document Type: Review

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