Insertion of the esophageal - Tracheal Combitube® using inhalational anesthetic induction with sevoflurane

Difficult Airways

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 51-57

  Urtubia, Ricardo M ^a   Medina, J N ^b   Marshall, J L ^b   Alzamora, R H ^b   Gigoux, J ^b   Oliva, P ^b   Sharp, M C ^d   Tamblay, J ^c  

^a Mutual de Seguridad Hospital   (Chile)

^b HOSPITAL PADRE HURTADO   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Airway; Anesthesia; Combitube; Equipment; General anesthesia; Inhalational induction; Sevoflurane

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; NITROUS OXIDE; SEVOFLURANE;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; BREATH HOLDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COUGHING; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LUNG VENTILATION; PREMEDICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; TREATMENT FAILURE; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0036665857     PISSN: 16092961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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