Cricothyroidotomy: A clinical anatomy review

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 478-486

  Boon, J M ^a   Abrahams, P H ^b,c   Meiring, J H ^a   Welch, T ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b GIRTON COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c St G Univ Grenada and St Vincent   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^d QUEENS COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anatomical pitfalls; Clinical procedures; Complications; Cricothyroidotomy

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRACHEOTOMY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

CRICOID CARTILAGE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNX; THYROID GLAND; VOCAL CORDS;

EID: 4344563160     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.10231     Document Type: Conference Paper

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