Brief review: Supplementing oxygen through an airway exchange catheter: Efficacy, complications, and recommendations

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 560-568

  Duggan, Laura V ^a   Law, J Adam ^b   Murphy, Michael F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY EXCHANGE CATHETER; DEATH; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; JET VENTILATION; LUNG BAROTRAUMA; OXYGEN DELIVERY DEVICE; OXYGEN SUPPLY; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHOCK; THERAPY EFFECT;

BAROTRAUMA; CATHETERS; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; OXYGEN;

EID: 79959934412     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: 14968975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12630-011-9488-4     Document Type: Review

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