Airway management in the critically ill: The same, but different

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 117, Issue , 2016, Pages i5-i9

  Higgs, A ^a   Cook, T M ^b   McGrath, B A ^c  

^a WARRINGTON AND HALTON HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL UNITED HOSPITALS BATH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; EMERGENCY; ESOPHAGUS INTUBATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION CONTROL; REVIEW; TRACHEOSTOMY; TRACHEOTOMY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DEATH; EDITORIAL; HEART ARREST; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTUBATION; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; OBESITY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; PROCEDURES;

NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT;

AIRWAY MANAGEMENT; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL;

EID: 85010281245     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aew055     Document Type: Editorial

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