Reply to Letter: Direct real-time tracheal ultrasonography for confirmation of endotracheal tube placement: Is it enough?

Resuscitation

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Chou, Hao Chang ^a   Ma, Matthew Huei Ming ^a   Lien, Wan Ching ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BREATHING; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE PLACEMENT; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME TRACHEAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; RESUSCITATION; COMPUTER SYSTEM; FEMALE; MALE; PROCEDURES; TRACHEA;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; TRACHEA;

EID: 84891158493     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: 18731570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2013.09.021     Document Type: Letter

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