The laryngeal tube for difficult airway management: A prospective investigation in patients with pharyngeal and laryngeal tumours

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 678-682

  Winterhalter, Michael ^a   Kirchhoff, K ^a   Groschel W ^a   Lullwitz E ^a   Heermann, R ^a   Hoy, L ^a   Heine, J ^a   Hagberg, C ^b   Piepenbrock, S ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Laryngeal masks, laryngeal tube airway; Monitoring physiologic, ventilation; Otorhinolaryngologic neoplasms; Respiratory mechanics, airway, airflow; Surgery, endoscopic

Indexed keywords

MIDAZOLAM; MIVACURIUM; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BREATHING; BRONCHOSCOPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEVICE; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; LARYNGEAL BIOPSY; LARYNGEAL MASK; LARYNGEAL TUBE; LARYNX TUMOR; LUNG MINUTE VOLUME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXYGEN SATURATION; OXYGENATION; PHARYNX TUMOR; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIDAL VOLUME; TUBE;

ADULT; BIOPSY; BRONCHOSCOPY; CARBON DIOXIDE; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGEAL MASKS; LARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; MALE; MASKS; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY VENTILATION; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; TIDAL VOLUME;

EID: 24744452166     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021505001122     Document Type: Article

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