Thermal injury to the tongue from an operative laryngoscope

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 137, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 798-802

  McMullin, Brian T ^a   Blumin, Joel H ^a   Merati, Albert L ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEATING; LARYNGOSCOPE; LARYNGOSCOPY; LIGHT; PATIENT SAFETY; RISK ASSESSMENT; THERMAL INJURY; TONGUE;

BURNS; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LARYNGOSCOPES; LARYNGOSCOPY; TEMPERATURE; TONGUE;

EID: 35448942322     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2007.06.723     Document Type: Article

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