Tracheostomy: Current practice on timing, correction of coagulation disorders and peri-operative management - A postal survey in the Netherlands

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1231-1236

  Veelo, D P ^a,b   Dongelmans, D A ^a   Phoa, K N ^a   Spronk, P E ^b,c   Schultz, M J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b GELRE HOSPITALS   (Netherlands)

^c HERMES Critical Care Group   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Coagulation; ICU; Survey; Timing; Tracheostomy

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ENDOSCOPY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION COMPLICATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRACHEOSTOMY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BLOOD COAGULATION DISORDERS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 34548551191     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2007.01430.x     Document Type: Article

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