Local anaesthesia for fiberoptic intubation: A comparison of three techniques

Medical Journal Armed Forces India

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 22-25

  Sethi, N ^a   Tarneja, V K ^b   Madhusudanan, T P ^c   Shouche, S ^d  

^a ARMY HOSPITAL RESEARCH AND REFERRAL   (India)

^b ARMED FORCES MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c Armed Forces Medical Store Depot   (India)

^d 7 Air Force Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Awake intubation; Difficult airway; Fiberoptic intubation

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; NOSE SPRAY; PETHIDINE; PROMETHAZINE; XYLOMETAZOLINE;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; FIBERSCOPE ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NASOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; NEBULIZER; PATIENT MONITORING; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION; SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEDATION; STRIDOR; SURGICAL PATIENT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 18044361908     PISSN: 03771237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-1237(05)80112-1     Document Type: Article

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