Unexpected difficult intubation in a patient with normal airway on assessment

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 642-643

  Lim, B S L ^a   Andrews, R ^a  

^a SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Airway; Difficult intubation

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; ISOFLURANE; PROPOFOL; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; AIRWAY CONDUCTANCE; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAW MOVEMENT; LARYNGEAL MASK; PHONATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RATING SCALE; SITTING; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER;

EID: 0035207432     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0102900617     Document Type: Article

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