Is there a need for the epiglottic bars in the laryngeal mask airway? [6]

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 203-204

  Al Shaikh, Baha ^a   Pilcher, David ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; NITROUS OXIDE PLUS OXYGEN; PROPOFOL; ROCURONIUM; SEVOFLURANE;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EPIGLOTTIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LARYNGEAL MASK; LARYNX SPASM; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; STANDARDIZATION; TRACHEA OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 0037303371     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03017862     Document Type: Letter

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