Tracheal extubation of the adult intensive care patient with a predicted difficult airway – a narrative review

Anaesthesia

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 248-261

  Sturgess, D J ^a   Greenland, K B ^b   Senthuran, S ^c   Ajvadi, F A ^d   van Zundert, A ^a,d   Irwin, M G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

airway extubation; endotracheal extubation; extubation; intra tracheal; tracheal extubation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANTICIPATION; CATHETER; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE CUFF; EXTUBATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PATIENT MONITORING; RESPIRATION CONTROL; REVIEW; STRIDOR; SUPRAGLOTTIC AIRWAY DEVICE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION; VENTILATOR WEANING; DEVICES; INTENSIVE CARE; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; AIRWAY EXTUBATION; CATHETERS; CRITICAL CARE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; VENTILATOR WEANING;

EID: 84996614701     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/anae.13668     Document Type: Review

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