Emergency percutaneous tracheostomy in two cancer patients with difficult airway: An alternative to cricothyroidotomy?

South Asian Journal of Cancer

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 90-92

  Nasa, Prashant ^a   Singh, Akhilesh ^a   Juneja, Deven ^a   Garg, Nitin ^a   Singh, Omender ^a   Javeri, Yash ^a  

^a MAX SUPERSPECIALITY HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Cannot intubate and ventilate; Difficult airway; Emergency percutaneous tracheostomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CASE REPORT; EMERGENCY PERCUTANEOUS TRACHEOSTOMY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG CARCINOMA; MALE; MOUTH CARCINOMA; OXYGENATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRACHEOSTOMY; TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE; TRACHEOTOMY;

EID: 84886576183     PISSN: 2278330X     EISSN: 22784306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/2278-330X.103722     Document Type: Article

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