A randomized trial comparing two cuffed emergency cricothyrotomy devices using a wire-guided and a catheter-over-needle technique

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 326-332

  Metterlein, Thomas ^a   Frommer, Matthias ^a   Ginzkey, Christian ^b   Becher, Jan ^a   Schuster, Frank ^a   Roewer, Norbert ^a   Kranke, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b Ear   (Germany)

Author keywords

cricothyrotomy; emergency airway management; Melker Set ; QuickTrach ; tracheotomy

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CATHETER OVER NEEDLE TECHNIQUE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRACHEOTOMY; WIRE GUIDED TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; CADAVER; CRICOID CARTILAGE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SHEEP; THYROID CARTILAGE; TRACHEOTOMY;

EID: 80052755694     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2010.04.008     Document Type: Article

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