The use of high-frequency jet ventilation for removal of obstructing casts in patients with plastic bronchitis

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Zahorec, Martin ^a   Kovacikova, Lubica ^a   Martanovic, Peter ^b   Skrak, Peter ^a   Kunovsky, Pavol ^a  

^a Pediatric Cardiac Center   (Slovakia)

^b Institute of Pathological Anatomy   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Airway obstruction; Bronchoscopy; Congenital heart disease; Fontan procedure; High frequency jet ventilation; Plastic bronchitis

Indexed keywords

MUCOLYTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BREATHING EXERCISE; BRONCHITIS; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CAST REMOVAL; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HIGH FREQUENCY VENTILATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; BRONCHITIS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HIGH-FREQUENCY JET VENTILATION; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 68849101500     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e3181a334ba     Document Type: Article

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