Clinical assessment of the single use laryngeal mask airway-the LMA-Unique

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 677-679

  Verghese, C ^a   Berlet, J ^a   Kapila, A ^a   Pollard, R ^a  

^a ROYAL BERKSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Equipment masks anaesthesia; Intubation tracheal; Ventilation intermittent positive pressure

Indexed keywords

POLYVINYLCHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERMITTENT POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION; LARYNGEAL MASK; LARYNGOSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SORE THROAT; STUDENT; VOCAL CORD;

EID: 0031966845     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/80.5.677     Document Type: Article

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