The use of paraglossal straight blade laryngoscopy in difficult tracheal intubation

Anaesthesia

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 552-560

  Henderson, J J ^a  

^a WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Equipment; laryngoscopes; Intubation, tracheal; complications, technique

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHETIC EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPRESSION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EPIGLOTTIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LARYNGOSCOPY; LARYNX; MALE; MAXILLA; MOLAR TOOTH; SOFT TISSUE; TEACHING; TECHNIQUE; TONGUE; VISION;

EID: 0030967407     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.1997.129-az0125.x     Document Type: Article

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