Preparing to perform an awake fiberoptic intubation

Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 537-549

  Walsh, Mary E ^a   Shorten, George D ^a  

^a Department of Medicine National University of Ireland Cork   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZOCAINE; COCAINE; DIAZEPAM; DROPERIDOL; FENTANYL; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; SEDATIVE AGENT;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FIBER OPTICS; FIBERSCOPE ENDOSCOPY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; OXYGENATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SEDATION; SUCTION; TECHNIQUE; WAKEFULNESS;

ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; FIBER OPTICS; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNX; MOUTH; OPERATING ROOMS; OXYGENATORS; SAFETY; SUCTION; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TRACHEA;

EID: 0344718670     PISSN: 00440086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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