Tracheal Laceration After the Use of an Airway Exchange Catheter for Double-Lumen Tube Placement

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 718-719

  Thomas, Vinoo ^a   Neustein, Steven M ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

airway exchange catheter; trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DOUBLE LUMEN TUBE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LARYNGOSCOPY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; CATHETERIZATION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MIDDLE AGED; TRACHEA;

EID: 34648834532     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2006.08.002     Document Type: Article

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