Severe upper airway obstruction due to delayed retropharyngeal hematoma formation following blunt cervical trauma

BMC Anesthesiology

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Lazott, Laurie W ^a   Ponzo, John A ^a   Puana, Rudolph B ^a   Artz, Katie S ^a   Ciceri, David P ^a   Culp Jr , William C ^a  

^a TEXAS A M COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHY; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY WARD; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; MALE; NECK INJURY; OROPHARYNX; PHARYNX DISEASE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 36649020648     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712253     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2253-7-2     Document Type: Article

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