The use of tracheal stoma stents in high spinal cord injury: A patient-friendly alternative to long-term tracheostomy tubes

Spinal Cord

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 753-755

  Hall, A M ^a   Watt, J W H ^a  

^a SOUTHPORT AND ORMSKIRK HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

High spinal cord injury; Long term ventilation; Tracheal stoma stents

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BREATHING EXERCISE; CHEST INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAPHRAGM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPOVENTILATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT INFECTION; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STENT; STOMA STENT; TRACHEA; TRACHEOSTOMY;

GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; STENTS; TRACHEAL STENOSIS; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58149236906     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2008.18     Document Type: Article

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