The influence of the tonsillar gag on efficacy of seal, anatomic position, airway patency, and airway protection with the flexible laryngeal mask airway: A randomized, cross-over study of fresh adult cadavers

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 181-186

  Brimacombe, J R ^b   Keller, C ^a   Gunkel, A R ^a   Puhringer F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b CAIRNS BASE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY PRESSURE; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LARYNGEAL MASK; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL MASKS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE; TONSIL;

EID: 0033014933     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199907000-00032     Document Type: Article

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