Difficult airway communication between anaesthetists and general practitioners

Scottish Medical Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 2-6

  Wilkes, M ^a   Beattie, C ^b   Gardner, C ^a   McNarry, A F ^b  

^a South East Scotland School of Anaesthesia ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b NHS LOTHIAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airway management; Computerized; Interdisciplinary communication; Medical; Medical record systems; Professional practice; Record linkage; Standards

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; LARYNGOSCOPY; READ CODE;

EID: 84878422179     PISSN: 00369330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0036933012474554     Document Type: Article

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