Ultrasound-guided percutaneous tracheal puncture: A computer-tomographic controlled study in cadavers

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 738-742

  Kleine Brueggeney, M ^a,d   Greif, R ^a   Ross, S ^c   Eichenberger, U ^a   Moriggl, B ^e   Arnold, A ^b   Luyet, C ^a  

^a University Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Therapy   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c Institute of Forensic Medicine   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

airway; anatomy, airway; asphyxia; complications; equipment; intubation; tracheostomy; ultrasound machines

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; GUIDE WIRE; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRACHEA; TRACHEAL ASPIRATION PROCEDURE; TRACHEOSTOMY; TRACHEOTOMY; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

EID: 79954524337     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aer026     Document Type: Article

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