Fluoroscope-aided retrograde placement of guide wire for tracheal intubation in patients with limited mouth opening

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 128-131

  Biswas, B K ^a   Bhattacharyya, P ^a   Joshi, S ^a   Tuladhar, U R ^a   Baniwal, S ^a  

^a B P KOIRALA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Equipment, fluoroscope; Equipment, guide wire; Intubation, retrograde; Surgery, cricothyrotomy

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; HALOTHANE; NITROUS OXIDE PLUS OXYGEN; RANITIDINE; XYLOMETAZOLINE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ANESTHETIC EQUIPMENT; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; FLUOROSCOPY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GUIDE WIRE; HUMAN; MALE; NASOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR ANKYLOSIS; TRACHEOTOMY;

EID: 11344290247     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeh297     Document Type: Article

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