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Prevention of subglottic stenosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 November 2023

I. A. Laing
Affiliation:
Department of Child Life and Health, University of Edinburgh, and Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh
D. L. Cowan
Affiliation:
Department of Child Life and Health, University of Edinburgh, and Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh
R. Hume
Affiliation:
Department of Child Life and Health, University of Edinburgh, and Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh

Extract

Mechanical ventilation is now widely used in neonatal intensive care. Methods and materials for endotracheal intubation vary between intensive care units. Up to eight per cent of ventilated infants may have subglottic stenosis after discharge from hospital (Jones et al., 1981).

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1988

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