Intubating laryngeal mask for airway management in lateral decubitus state: Comparative study of right and left lateral positions

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 715-718

  Biswas, B K ^a   Agarwal, B ^a   Bhattacharyya, P ^a   Badhani, U K ^a   Bhattarai, B ^a  

^a B P KOIRALA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Airway, patency; Equipment, masks anaesthesia; Position, intubation; Position, lateral decubitus

Indexed keywords

HALOTHANE; NITROUS OXIDE PLUS OXYGEN; PETHIDINE; THIOPENTAL; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; AIRWAY; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LARYNGEAL MASK; LUNG VENTILATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 27744565749     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aei226     Document Type: Article

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