Learning and performance of tracheal intubation by novice personnel: A comparison of the Airtraq® and Mancintosh laryngoscope

Anaesthesia

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 671-677

  Maharaj, C H ^a,b   Costello, J F ^a,b   Higgins, B D ^b   Harte, B H ^a   Laffey, John G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GALWAY   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LARYNGOSCOPE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PROCESS MODEL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; TOOTH INJURY;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANESTHESIOLOGY; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGOSCOPES; MANIKINS; POSTURE;

EID: 33745018618     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2006.04653.x     Document Type: Article

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