Tracheal intubation and cervical spine excursion: Direct laryngoscopy vs. intubating laryngeal mask

Anaesthesia

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 221-226

  Waltl, B ^a   Melischek, M ^a   Schuschnig, C ^a   Kabon, B ^a   Erlacher, W ^a   Nasel, C ^a   Fuchs, M ^a   Kapral, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Complications: trauma; cervical spine; Equipment: intubating laryngeal mask; Intubation, tracheal: technique; complications

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY CONDUCTANCE; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; KNEE SURGERY; LARYNGEAL MASK; LARYNGOSCOPY; MALE; NECK; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGEAL MASKS; LARYNGOSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0035089522     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.2001.01869.x     Document Type: Article

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