Evaluation of a novel Surgicric® cricothyroidotomy device for emergency tracheal access in a porcine model

Anaesthesia

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 177-184

  King, W ^a   Teare, J ^a   Vandrevala, T ^b   Cartwright, S ^c   Mohammed, K B ^d   Patel, B ^a  

^a ROYAL SURREY COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KINGSTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d Royal Marsden Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; ANESTHETIC EQUIPMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BOUGIE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS SOFTWARE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; NONHUMAN; PORCINE MODEL; SCALPEL; SIMULATOR; TRACHEA INJURY; TRACHEAL DILATOR; TRACHEAL HOOK; TRACHEOSTOMY; TRACHEOTOMY; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; CRICOID CARTILAGE; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; EMERGENCY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; PIG; PROCEDURES; SURGERY; TRACHEA;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANIMALS; CRICOID CARTILAGE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; EMERGENCIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MODELS, ANIMAL; SWINE; TRACHEA;

EID: 84954064288     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/anae.13275     Document Type: Article

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