An audit of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy insertion in patients undergoing treatment for head and neck cancer: Reducing the incidence of preoperative airway events by the introduction of a tumour assessment protocol

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 249-254

  Oakley, Richard J ^a   Donnelly, Rachael ^a   Freeman, Lesley ^a   Wong, Terry ^a   McCarthy, Michele ^a   Calman, Frances ^a   O'Connell, Mary ^a   Jeannon, Jean Pierre ^a   Simo, Ricard ^a  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerodigestive tract; Gastrostomy; Head and neck cancer; Percutaneous endoscopy

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; GASTROSCOPY; GASTROSTOMY; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; METHODOLOGY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; GASTROSCOPY; GASTROSTOMY; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MEDICAL AUDIT;

EID: 67649386439     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X391857     Document Type: Article

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