Difficult laryngoscopy: Incidence and predictors in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery versus general surgery patients

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 321-324

  Ezri, Tiberiu ^a   Weisenberg, Marian ^b   Khazin, Vadim ^b   Zabeeda, Deeb ^b   Sasson, Lior ^b   Shachner, Arie ^b   Medalion, Beniamin ^b  

^a WOLFSON MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Airway; Anesthesia; Coronary artery bypass grafting; Intubation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JOINT MOBILITY; LARYNGOSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NECK; OBESITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SENESCENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL RISK; TOOTH; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0038798785     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-0770(03)00052-1     Document Type: Article

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