The clinical implication of the vocal cords-carina distance in anaesthetized Chinese adults during orotracheal intubation

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 489-495

  Chong, D Y C ^a   Greenland, K B ^b   Tan, S T ^a   Irwin, M G ^c   Hung, C T ^c  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Complications, intubation endobronchial; Equipment, tubes tracheal; Lung, trachea; Measurement techniques, fibreoptic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRACHEA; VOCAL CORD;

EID: 33748856172     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/ael186     Document Type: Article

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