Awake fibreoptic intubation for airway burns.
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چکیده
A young adult was admitted to a casualty department with severe burns sustained in a motor vehicle fire. His airway was initially patient, but in grave danger of obstruction due to inhalational injury. Conventional methods of airway management were unable to guarantee a patent airway and a novel approach is described.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps
دوره 144 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1998