The great airway debate: Is the scalpel mightier than the cannula?

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 117, Issue , 2016, Pages i17-i19

  Baker, P A ^a,b   O'Sullivan, E P ^c   Kristensen, M S ^d   Lockey, D ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^e ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CANNULA; EMERGENCY CARE; HUMAN; INTUBATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION CONTROL; REVIEW; SCALPEL; TRACHEOTOMY; ANESTHESIST; EDITORIAL; HIGH FREQUENCY JET VENTILATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION; CRICOID CARTILAGE; DEVICES; EMERGENCY; PROCEDURES; SURGERY; THYROID CARTILAGE;

AIRWAY MANAGEMENT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CANNULA; CRICOID CARTILAGE; EMERGENCIES; HUMANS; THYROID CARTILAGE;

EID: 85010402877     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aew219     Document Type: Editorial

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