Skin vasomotor reflex induced by laryngoscopy: Comparison of the McCoy and Macintosh blades

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 714-718

  Shimoda, O ^a   Ikuta, Y ^b   Isayama, S ^a   Sakamoto, M ^b   Terasaki, H ^a  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic technique, laryngoscopy; Larynx, laryngoscopy; Measurement techniques, flowmetry; Skin, blood flow

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM; NITROUS OXIDE; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LARYNGOSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; VASOMOTOR REFLEX;

EID: 0030832588     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/79.6.714     Document Type: Article

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