Assessment of the learning curve of a new lightwand device (Trachlight(TM)) for tracheal intubation;Evaluation de l'apprentissage d'un nouveau guide lumineux (Trachlight(TM)) pour l'intubation tracheale

Annales Francaises d'Anesthesie et de Reanimation

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 229-233

  Langeren, O ^a   Lenfant, F ^b   Aubrun, F ^a   Riou, B ^a   Coriat, P ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL DU BOCAGE   (France)

Author keywords

intubation; lighted stylet; lightwand; Trachlight(TM)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

EID: 0030913438     PISSN: 07507658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0750-7658(97)86406-4     Document Type: Article

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