Placement of left-sided double-lumen endobronchial tubes: Comparison of clinical and fibreoptic-guided placement

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 920-921

  Cheong, K F ^a   Koh, K F ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Equipment, bronchoscopes; Equipment, tubes double lumen; Equipment, tubes endobronchial; Intubation endobronchial

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOUBLE LUMEN TUBE; ENDOBRONCHIAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 0032987424     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/82.6.920     Document Type: Article

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