How do anaesthetists in New Zealand disseminate critical airway information?

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 334-341

  Baker, P A ^a,b   Moore, C L ^a   Hopley, L ^c   Herzer, K R ^d   Mark, L J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b STARSHIP CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

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

Author keywords

Airway; Critical airway; Information systems; Intubation; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; AIRWAY; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; CRITICAL AIRWAY; DATA BASE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEW ZEALAND; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; REGISTER;

EID: 84878220405     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: 14480271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x1304100310     Document Type: Article

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