Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 77-80 , March 2009

Delayed Diagnosis of Complete Tracheal Transection After Blunt Neck Trauma

  • Shih-Hsuan Hsiao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Bing-Shuo Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Tsan-Mu Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Szu-Yi Hsu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yu-Yung Lai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Anesthesiology, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, 2, Min-Sheng Road, Dalin, Chiayi, Taiwan

Received 24 January 2008 ,Revised 11 February 2008 ,Accepted 27 May 2008.

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PII: S1016-3190(09)60013-6

doi: 10.1016/S1016-3190(09)60013-6

Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 77-80 , March 2009

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