Assessment of laryngeal view: Percentage of glottic opening score vs Cormack and Lehane grading

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 987-990

  Ochroch, E Andrew ^a   Hollander, Judd E ^a   Kush, Scott ^a   Shofer, Frances S ^a   Levitan, Richard M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; GLOTTIS; HUMAN; LARYNGOSCOPY; LARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032739013     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03013137     Document Type: Article

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