The laryngeal mask airway: A review for the emergency physician

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 370-373

  Tobias, Joseph D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

anesthesia; endotracheal intubation; Laryngeal mask airway

Indexed keywords

HALOTHANE; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC AGENT; PROPOFOL; THIOPENTAL;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEVICE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LARYNGEAL MASK; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATIENT POSITIONING; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION;

EID: 0029821757     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006565-199610000-00012     Document Type: Review

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