The incidence of airway problems depends on the definition used

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 30-34

  Rose, D Keith ^a,b   Cohen, Marsha M ^b,c,d  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Airway, assessment, management; Complications, intubation, tracheal; Larynx, laryngoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LARYNGOSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030068602     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03015954     Document Type: Article

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