Does the timing of tracheal intubation based on neuromuscular monitoring decrease laryngeal injury? A randomized, prospective, controlled trial

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 306-312

  Mencke, Thomas ^a   Echternach, Matthias ^b   Plinkert, Peter K ^b   Johann, Ulrich ^b   Afan, Nazan ^b   Rensing, Hauke ^b   Noeldge Schomburg, Gabriele ^a   Knoll, Heike ^b   Larsen, Reinhard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^b SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRACURIUM; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEMATOMA; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; LARYNX INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONITORING; MUSCLE RELAXATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STROBOSCOPY;

EID: 29844439246     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/01.ANE.0000181290.37527.CE     Document Type: Article

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