Pathophysiology, evaluation, and treatment of the difficult airway

Anesthesiology Clinics of North America

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 29-75

  Wilson, W C ^a   Benumof, J L ^a  

^a UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; OPIATE;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BREATHING MECHANICS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FACE MASK; GAS EXCHANGE; HUMAN; INJURY; LARYNGEAL MASK; LARYNGOSCOPY; LARYNX EDEMA; NERVE INJURY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0031916998     PISSN: 08898537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-8537(05)70007-9     Document Type: Article

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