Transtracheal jet ventilation in the 'can't intubate can't oxygenate' emergency: A systematic review

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 117, Issue , 2016, Pages i28-i38

  Duggan, L V ^a,b   Ballantyne Scott, B ^b   Law, J A ^c   Morris, I R ^c   Murphy, M F ^d   Griesdale, D E ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b ROYAL COLUMBIAN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^e VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

airway management; emergencies; respiration, artificial

Indexed keywords

BAROTRAUMA; CAN'T INTUBATE CAN'T OXYGENATE; DEVICE FAILURE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HIGH FREQUENCY JET VENTILATION; HUMAN; INTUBATION; OXYGENATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; DEVICES; EMERGENCY; PROCEDURES; RESPIRATION CONTROL;

AIRWAY MANAGEMENT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; BAROTRAUMA; EMERGENCIES; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HIGH-FREQUENCY JET VENTILATION; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL;

EID: 85010332878     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aew192     Document Type: Review

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