Comparison of the Bullard and Macintosh laryngoscopes for endotracheal intubation of patients with a potential cervical spine injury

Anesthesiology

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1335-1342

  Watts, Andrew D J ^a   Gelb, Adrian W ^a   Bach, David B ^a   Pelz, David M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Anesthetic technique: tracheal intubation; Equipment: laryngoscope; Spine: cervical; motion

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; ISOFLURANE; NITROUS OXIDE; PROPOFOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRICOID; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LARYNGOSCOPY; MALE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGOSCOPES; LARYNGOSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL INJURIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031454801     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199712000-00012     Document Type: Article

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