Is it time for apnoeic oxygenation during endotracheal intubation in critically ill patients?

Critical Care and Resuscitation

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 233-235

  Moran, Christopher ^a   Karalapillai, Dharshi ^a   Darvall, Jai ^b   Nanuan, Amar ^a  

^a AUSTIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY;

CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 84907210870     PISSN: 14412772     EISSN: 26529335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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