Tracheostomy in Palliative Care

Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 133-141

  Chan, Teresa ^a   Devaiah, Anand K ^a,b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ALS; Aspiration; End of life; Palliation; Respiratory failure; Tracheostomy; Ventilator

Indexed keywords

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; AIRWAY; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTIFICIAL FEEDING; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; DIPHTHERIA; EGYPT; FEEDING APPARATUS; HUMAN; INDIA; LONG TERM CARE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; POLIOMYELITIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENT ASPIRATION; REVIEW; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRACHEA; TRACHEOSTOMY; TRACHEOTOMY; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CRICOID CARTILAGE; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; THYROID CARTILAGE; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 58149204389     PISSN: 00306665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2008.09.002     Document Type: Review

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