Management of the difficult pediatric airway: Efficacy of airway exchange catheters with rigid bronchoscopy

Ear, Nose and Throat Journal

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 964-966

  Mohyuddin, Nadia ^a   Sulman, Cecillie ^b   Wheeler, Melissa ^c  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CATHETER; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LARYNGOSCOPY; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; OPERATING ROOM; PEDIATRIC ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 67449150180     PISSN: 01455613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014556130908800608     Document Type: Article

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