The Callander laryngoscope blade modification is associated with a decreased risk of dental contact

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 181-184

  Lee, Jaemin ^a   Choi, Jong H ^a   Lee, Yoon K ^a   Kim, Eun S ^a   Kwon, Ou K ^a   Hastings, Randolph H ^b  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GLOTTIS; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; INCISOR; JAW DISEASE; LARYNGOSCOPE; LARYNGOSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TOOTH INJURY;

EID: 1842829192     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03018781     Document Type: Article

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