A comparative study of tracheal intubation using an intubating laryngeal mask (Fastrach) alone or together with a lightwand (Trachlight)

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 581-585

  Fan, Kathy H ^a   Hung, Orlando R ^a   Agro, Felice ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anesthetic equipment; Anesthetic techniques; Intubating laryngeal mask airway; Lightwand; Tracheal intubation

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; PROPOFOL; ROCURONIUM; SUFENTANIL;

ADULT; AERATION; AGED; ANESTHETIC EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LARYNGEAL MASK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SORE THROAT;

ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGEAL MASKS; LIGHTING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034491687     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(00)00219-1     Document Type: Article

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