Video-intuboscopy: A new aid to routine and difficult tracheal intubation

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 525-527

  Weiss, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques, laryngoscopy; Equipment, video endoscope; Intubation tracheal, difficult; Intubation tracheal, technique; Larynx, laryngoscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0031893799     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/80.4.525     Document Type: Article

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