Fibreoptic intubation in patients after radiotherapy for carcinoma of the head and neck: Difficulty and predictability [7]

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 925-927

  Schmitt, Hubert J ^a   Mang, H ^a   Schmidt, J ^a   Zank, J ^a   Radespiel Troger M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; COCAINE; SEVOFLURANE; THIOPENTAL;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BLEEDING; DYSPNEA; EDEMA; ENDOSCOPY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; FIBER OPTICS; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEAD AND NECK CARCINOMA; HUMAN; LARYNX DISORDER; LARYNX SCLEROSIS; LARYNX SPASM; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PULSE OXIMETER; RADIATION DOSE; SOFT TISSUE DISEASE; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; COCAINE; FEMALE; FIBER OPTICS; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HOARSENESS; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGEAL EDEMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS;

EID: 13244264724     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021504270284     Document Type: Letter

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