The combitube™ elective anesthetic airway management in a patient with cervical spine fracture

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1441-1442

  Deroy, R ^a   Ghoris, M ^b  

^a CITY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SELLY OAK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY CONDUCTANCE; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; LARYNGOSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; ADOLESCENT; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; SPINE FRACTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; SPINAL FRACTURES;

EID: 0031597415     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199812000-00046     Document Type: Article

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