Emergency cricothyroidotomy: A randomised crossover study of four methods

Anaesthesia

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1204-1208

  Dimitriadis, J C ^a   Paoloni, R ^b  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY SURGERY; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG CLEARANCE; MELKER EMERGENCY CRICOTHYROIDOTOMY KIT; MINITRACH II SELDINGER KIT; MODEL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SCALPEL; SKILL; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRACHEOTOMY; TRAINING;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CRICOID CARTILAGE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; THYROID CARTILAGE; TIME FACTORS; TRACHEOTOMY;

EID: 53749084517     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2008.05631.x     Document Type: Article

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