When the end is really the end? The extubation in the difficult airway patient

Minerva Anestesiologica

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 194-199

  Sorbello, M ^a   Frova, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Airway extubation; Airway obstruction; Catheter

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; EXTUBATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTUBATION; MEDICAL ERROR; NOTE; RECOVERY ROOM; RESPIRATION CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STRIDOR; TREATMENT FAILURE;

AIRWAY EXTUBATION; AIRWAY MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84876233784     PISSN: 03759393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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