Cricothyroidotomy: Comparison of three different techniques on a porcine airway

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 961-967

  Mariappa, V ^a,b   Stachowski, E ^a,c   Balik, M ^a,d   Clark, P ^a   Nayyar, V ^a,c  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b TOOWOOMBA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Intensive Care Unit

^d CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Cricothyroidotomy; Emergency airway access; Techniques

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; OPERATION DURATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWINE; TRACHEA INJURY; TRACHEOTOMY;

EID: 74049129501     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0903700602     Document Type: Article

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