Emergency cricothyrotomy in infants - Evaluation of a novel device in an animal model

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 104-109

  Metterlein, T ^a   Frommer, M ^b   Kwok, P ^a   Lyer, S ^c   Graf, B M ^a   Sinner, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

cricothyrotomy; emergency; pediatric airway management; Quicktrach baby

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BREATHING; CADAVER; CANNULATION; DEVICE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIME; TRACHEOTOMY;

AIRWAY MANAGEMENT; ANIMALS; CATHETERS; CRICOID CARTILAGE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LARYNGEAL MUSCLES; LARYNX; NEEDLES; RABBITS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; THYROID CARTILAGE; TRACHEA;

EID: 78651339967     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2010.03497.x     Document Type: Article

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