Emergency cricothyrotomy - a systematic review

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Langvad, Sofie ^a   Hyldmo, Per Kristian ^b,c   Nakstad, Anders Rostrup ^d   Vist, Gunn Elisabeth ^e   Sandberg, Marten ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b DEPARTMENT OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^d OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e NORWEGIAN KNOWLEDGE CENTRE FOR THE HEALTH SERVICES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Airway management; Cannot intubate cannot ventilate; Cricothyrotomy; Emergency; Surgical airway

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CRICOID; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LARYNX CARTILAGE; PROCEDURES; RESPIRATION CONTROL; SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW;

AIRWAY MANAGEMENT; ANIMALS; CRICOID CARTILAGE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL CARTILAGES; MANIKINS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84879814479     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17577241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-7241-21-43     Document Type: Article

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