Metallic stent and flexible bronchoscopy without fluoroscopy for acute respiratory failure

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1019-1023

  Lin, S M ^a   Lin, T Y ^a   Chou, C L ^a   Chen, H C ^a   Liu, C Y ^a   Wang, C H ^a   Lin, H C ^a   Yu, C T ^a   Lee, K Y ^a   Kuo, H P ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bronchoscopy; Respiratory failure; Stent; Ultraflex

Indexed keywords

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BARE METAL STENT; BRONCHOSCOPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRANULATION TISSUE; GUIDE WIRE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TRACHEA STENOSIS; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STENT;

AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; BRONCHOSCOPY; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STENTS; VENTILATOR WEANING;

EID: 47049086086     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00099507     Document Type: Article

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