Timing of tracheal intubation in traumatic cardiac tamponade: A word of caution

Resuscitation

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 272-274

  Ho, Anthony M H ^a   Graham, Colin A ^a   Ng, Calvin S H ^a   Yeung, Janice H H ^a   Dion, Peter W ^b   Critchley, Lester A H ^a   Karmakar, Manoj K ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b University of Toronto and Hotel Dieu Shaver Health and Rehabilitation Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Intubation; Tamponade; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; INFUSION FLUID; LIDOCAINE;

ADULT; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREATHING RATE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; COLLOID; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HEART RATE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART TAMPONADE; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; MALE; OXIMETRY; OXYGEN SATURATION; OXYGEN SUPPLY; PERICARDIOCENTESIS; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAB WOUND; STERNOTOMY; THORACOTOMY; THORAX INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALGORITHMS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIAC TAMPONADE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDIOCENTESIS; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; WOUNDS, STAB;

EID: 58149345527     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2008.09.021     Document Type: Article

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