Positioning for intubation in morbidly obese patients [17]

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1592-

  Zvara, David A ^a   Calicott, Randy W ^a   Whelan, Deborah M ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY WEIGHT; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; LARYNGOSCOPY; LETTER; MORBID OBESITY; ORIENTATION; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33646179037     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/01.ANE.0000215164.12793.CD     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

1. Brodsky JB, Lemmens HJM, Brock-Utne JG, et al. Morbid obesity and tracheal intubation. Anesth Analg 2002;94:732-6.
2. Brodsky JB, Lemmens HJ, Brock-Utne JG, et al. Anesthetic considerations for bariatric surgery: proper positioning is important for laryngoscopy. Anesth Analg 2003;96:1841a-2a.