The intubation depth marker: The confusion of the black line

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 579-583

  Goel, Sunita ^a   Lim, Suan Ling ^b  

^a B J WADIA HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (India)

^b KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Intubation depth marker; Tracheal length; Tracheal tubes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL;

EID: 0141677974     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2003.01103.x     Document Type: Article

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