Comparison between the Ovassapian intubating airway and the Berman intubating airway in fibreoptic intubation

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 380-384

  Randell, T ^a,b   Valli, H ^a   Hakala, P ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b Toolo Hospital   (Finland)

Author keywords

Berman airway; Intubation, difficulties in, fibreoptic; Ovassapian airway

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; FIBEROSCOPE; HUMAN; LARYNGOSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VOCAL CORD;

EID: 0030875908     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003643-199707000-00007     Document Type: Article

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