The effect of cricoid pressure and neck support on the view at laryngoscopy

Anaesthesia

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 896-900

  Vanner, R G ^a   Clarke, P ^a   Moore, W J ^a   Raftery, S ^a  

^a GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intubation; tracheal; Larynx; cricoid pressure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRICOID; FEMALE; FORCE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LARYNGOSCOPY; LARYNX; NECK; PRESSURE;

EID: 0030886367     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1997.181-az0315.x     Document Type: Article

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