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Accidental Decannulation Following Placement of a Tracheostomy Tube

Alexander C White, Elaine Purcell, Mary Beth Urquhart, Bernard Joseph and Heidi H O'Connor
Respiratory Care December 2012, 57 (12) 2019-2025; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01627
Alexander C White
Department of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, Rose Kalman Research Center, New England Sinai Hospital, Stoughton, Massachusetts
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Elaine Purcell
Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Division, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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Mary Beth Urquhart
Department of Quality Management, New England Sinai Hospital, Stoughton, Massachusetts.
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Bernard Joseph
Department of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, Rose Kalman Research Center, New England Sinai Hospital, Stoughton, Massachusetts
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Heidi H O'Connor
Department of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, Rose Kalman Research Center, New England Sinai Hospital, Stoughton, Massachusetts
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