The LMA 'ProSeal' - A laryngeal mask with an oesophageal vent

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 650-654

  Brain, A I J ^a,c   Verghese, C ^a   Strube, P J ^b  

^a ROYAL BERKSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WYCOMBE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airway; Equipment; Larynx

Indexed keywords

AERATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; CUFF; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LARYNGEAL MASK; LUNG ASPIRATION; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; STOMACH; STOMACH TUBE;

EID: 0034110143     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/84.5.650     Document Type: Article

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