The effect of introducing fibreoptic bronchoscopes on gas flow in laryngeal masks and tracheal tubes

Anaesthesia

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 923-928

  Brimacombe, J ^a   Dunbar Reid, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b CAIRNS BASE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Airway; resistance; Equipment; laryngeal mask airway, tracheal tube, fibreoptic bronchoscope

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; GAS FLOW; LARYNGEAL MASK;

EID: 0029828335     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1996.tb14958.x     Document Type: Article

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