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Early tracheostomy in closed head injuries: experience at a tertiary center in a developing country – a prospective study

BACKGROUND: An important factor contributing to the high mortality in patients with severe head trauma is cerebral hypoxia. The mechanical ventilation helps both by reduction in the intracranial pressure and hypoxia. Ventilatory support is also required in these patients because of patient's in...

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Autores principales: Chintamani, Khanna, Jotinder, Singh, JP, Kulshreshtha, Pranjal, Kalra, Pawan, Priyambada, Binita, Mohil, RS, Bhatnagar, Dinesh
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1266359/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16236181
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-227X-5-8