A prospective study of tracheal intubation in an academic emergency department in Malaysia

International Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 233-237

  Fathil, Shahridan Mohd ^a   Mahdi, Siti Nidzwani Mohd ^a   Che'Man, Zuraidah ^a   Hassan, Azhana ^b   Ahmad, Zulkernain ^a   Ismail, Ahmad Khaldun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA MEDICAL CENTER   (Malaysia)

^b HOSPITAL KUALA LUMPUR   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Airway; Intubation; Orotracheal intubation; Rapid sequence intubation

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; ETOMIDATE; FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM; PROPOFOL; ROCURONIUM; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; BURN; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHILD; EMERGENCY WARD; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EPILEPTIC STATE; ESOPHAGUS INTUBATION; HEAD INJURY; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INFANT; INTOXICATION; LUNG BURN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MOUTH INJURY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEPTIC SHOCK; TOOTH INJURY;

EID: 79952737412     PISSN: 18651372     EISSN: 18651380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12245-010-0201-0     Document Type: Article

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