A high, large epiglottis disturbs proper positioning of the laryngeal mask and cuffed oropharyngeal airway

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 489-490

  Kawana, Shin ^a   Matsuno, Azusa ^a   Nakabayashi, Kenichi ^a   Yamamoto, Syuji ^a   Iwasaki, Hiroshi ^a   Watanabe, Hiroaki ^a   Namiki, Akiyoshi ^a   Hirano, Toru ^a  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CUFF; EPIGLOTTITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LARYNGEAL MASK; OROPHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW;

AGED; EPIGLOTTIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUBATION; LARYNGEAL MASKS; OROPHARYNX;

EID: 0031852750     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199808000-00048     Document Type: Article

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