Safety and efficacy of ultrasonography before and during percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy in adult patients: A systematic review

Critical Care and Resuscitation

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 297-301

  Rudas, Máté ^a   Seppelt, Ian ^a,b  

^a NEPEAN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; SAFETY; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; HUMANS; SAFETY; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 84873134168     PISSN: 14412772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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