Comparison of two Macintosh laryngoscope blades in 300 patients

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 457-460

  Asai, T ^a   Matsumoto, S ^a   Fujise, K ^b   Johmura, S ^a   Shingu, K ^a  

^a KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Ishikiriseiki Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Equipment, laryngoscopes; Intubation tracheal, difficult

Indexed keywords

PROPOFOL; SEVOFLURANE; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; GLOTTIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LARYNGOSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 0037384287     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeg086     Document Type: Article

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