Percutanous dilatational tracheotomy in the ICU: A Norwegian survey focusing on perceived risk and safety attitudes

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 925-932

  Sollid, S J M ^a   Strand, K ^a   Soreide E ^a  

^a STAVANGER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Intensive care units; Qualitative research, interviews; Safety; Tracheotomy, percutaneous

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NORMAL HUMAN; NORWAY; PERCEPTION; PERCUTANEOUS DILATATIONAL TRACHEOTOMY; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TELEPHONE; TRACHEOTOMY;

ANOXIA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NORWAY; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK; SAFETY; TRACHEOTOMY;

EID: 53549092120     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021508004791     Document Type: Article

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