Blind nasotracheal intubation is facilitated by neutral head position and endotracheal tube cuff inflation in spontaneously breathing patients

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 511-513

  Chung, Yung Tai ^a   Sun, Maw Sheng ^a   Wu, Hung Shan ^a  

^a CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING PATTERN; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUFF; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FEMALE; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; GLOTTIS; HEAD POSITION; HOSPITAL BED; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NECK; PHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0038303780     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03021066     Document Type: Article

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