Need to consider human factors when determining first-line technique for emergency front-of-neck access

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 5-7

  Timmermann, A ^a   Chrimes, N ^b   Hagberg, C A ^c  

^a Department of Clinical Radiology   (Germany)

^b MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

AIRWAY; AMBIGUITY; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; BAROTRAUMA; BLOOD OXYGENATION; CADAVER; CANNULA; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY SURGERY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; GUIDE WIRE; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; JET VENTILATOR; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NECK; OXYGEN SUPPLY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION CONTROL; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SCALPEL; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE INJURY; TRACHEOTOMY; ANESTHESIST; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EMERGENCY CARE; HOSPITAL; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE;

HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; NECK;

EID: 84977142842     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aew107     Document Type: Editorial

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