Intubation without muscle relaxant: An alternative technique for rapid tracheal intubation

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 224-230

  Wong, A K H ^a   Teoh, G S ^a  

^a HOSPITAL KUALA LUMPUR   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics, intravenous: propofol, suxamethonium; Analgesics: alfentanil; Techniques: rapid sequence induction, intubation

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; ANESTHETIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; PROPOFOL; SUXAMETHONIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LARYNGOSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0029919625     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x9602400214     Document Type: Article

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