Relationship between difficult tracheal intubation and obstructive sleep apnoea

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 606-611

  Hiremath, A S ^a   Hillman, D R ^a   James, A L ^a   Noffsinger, W J ^a   Platt, P R ^a   Singer, S L ^b  

^a SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

Author keywords

Airway, anatomy; Complications, obstructive sleep apnoea; Intubation tracheal, difficult; Sleep apnoea; Ventilation, apnoea

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; MANDIBLE; NECK; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; TONGUE;

EID: 0031955788     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/80.5.606     Document Type: Article

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