Long-Term, Tube-Free (Permanent) Tracheostomy in Morbidly Obese Patients

Laryngoscope

Volumn 114, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1511-1512

  Akst, Lee M ^a   Eliachar, Isaac ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LETTER; LIPECTOMY; LONG TERM CARE; MORBID OBESITY; NECK ABSCESS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRACHEITIS; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LIPECTOMY; NECK; OBESITY, MORBID; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 3843078698     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: 15314995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005537-200408000-00038     Document Type: Letter

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