Pulmonary aspiration of blood following traumatic laryngeal mask airway insertion

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 213-215

  Norton, A ^a,b   Germonpre J ^a   Semple, T ^a  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Complications: trauma, bleeding, pharyngeal, aspiration; Equipment: laryngeal mask airway

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; LARYNGEAL MASK; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

EID: 0031896170     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x9802600217     Document Type: Article

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