Difficult airway equipment in obstetric units in the Republic of Ireland: Results of a national survey

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 861-863

  Niazi, Ahtsham ^a,c   Cummins, F ^b   Walsh, K ^b  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

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

^c ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, obstetric; Equipment, airway; Intubation, tracheal, difficult; Ventilation, artificial

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BREATHING APPARATUS; HUMAN; IRELAND; LARYNGEAL MASK; LARYNGOSCOPE; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSTETRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION; RISK FACTOR; TELEPHONE; TRACHEOTOMY;

EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; IRELAND; LARYNGEAL MASKS; OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PREGNANCY; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 13244292223     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021504000195     Document Type: Article

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