Mechanical airway obstruction due to dislodged spinal hardware

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 578-581

  Petrovic, Michelle A ^a   Kretzer, Ryan ^a   Simon, Brett A ^b   Berkow, Lauren C ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway management; Cervical spine; Fiberoptic intubation; Tracheostomy

Indexed keywords

KETAMINE; MIDAZOLAM;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL HARDWARE; CHORDOMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FIBEROPTIC INTUBATION; HUMAN; INTUBATION; MALE; MEDICAL DEVICE; NEUROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE TUMOR; TRACHEOSTOMY;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHORDOMA; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REOPERATION; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84867791876     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: 18734529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2012.03.002     Document Type: Article

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