The laryngeal mask airway: A comprehensive review for the Emergency Physician

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 53-66

  Pollack Jr , Charles V ^a,b  

^a Arizona Heart Hospital   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway management; Aspiration; Bag valve mask ventilation; Difficult airway; Intubation; Laryngeal Mask Airway

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; ASSISTED VENTILATION; COMPLICATION; DEVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; LARYNGEAL MASK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ALGORITHMS; EMERGENCIES; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL MASKS;

EID: 0035140136     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(00)00273-0     Document Type: Article

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