Management of difficult pediatric airway

Japanese Journal of Anesthesiology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 24-32

  Kinouchi, Keiko ^a  

^a OSAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Difficult airway; Difficult intubation; Fiberoptic intubation; Laryngeal mask airway; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

ASSISTED VENTILATION; BECKWITH WIEDEMANN SYNDROME; CRANIOFACIAL MALFORMATION; CROUZON SYNDROME; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FACE MASK; FIBEROSCOPE; GOLDENHAR SYNDROME; HUMAN; HURLER SYNDROME; INHALATION ANESTHESIA; INTUBATION; LARYNGEAL MASK; LARYNGOSCOPY; MANDIBULOFACIAL DYSOSTOSIS; METABOLIC DISORDER; MICROGNATHIA; MORQUIO SYNDROME; PIERRE ROBIN SYNDROME; REVIEW;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; CHILD; FIBER OPTICS; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGEAL MASKS;

EID: 31544477428     PISSN: 00214892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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