Simple method to determine the size of the laryngeal mask airway in children

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 570-574

  Gallart, Lluís ^a,b   Mases, A ^a,b   Martinez, J ^c   Montes, A ^a,b   Fernandez Galinski, S ^a,b   Puig, M M ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL MÚTUA DE TERRASSA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, general; Intubation, intratracheal, laryngeal masks; Paediatrics

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINGER; HUMAN; INDEX FINGER; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LARYNGEAL MASK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PATIENT CODING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0038269889     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003643-200307000-00010     Document Type: Article

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