Emergency cricothyroidotomy: A randomized crossover trial comparing percutaneous techniques: Classic needle first versus incision first

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2012, Pages E1061-E1067

  Kanji, Hussein ^a   Thirsk, Warren ^a   Dong, Sandy ^a   Szava Kovats, Michael ^a   Villa Roel, Cristina ^a   Singh, Mira ^a   Rowe, Brian H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANNULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DILATATION; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCISION; INCISION FIRST MODIFICATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE FIRST PERCUTANEOUS APPROACH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESIDENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRACHEOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84866352490     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: 15532712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2012.01436.x     Document Type: Article

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