Difficult laryngoscopy in cleft lip and palate surgery

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 757-759

  Gunawardana, R H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, paediatric; Anaesthetic techniques, laryngoscopy; Larynx, laryngoscopy; Surgery, plastic

Indexed keywords

HALOTHANE; NITROUS OXIDE;

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLEFT LIP PALATE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LARYNGOSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROGNATHIA; UNILATERAL CLEFT LIP;

EID: 0029976983     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/76.6.757     Document Type: Article

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