Use of lighted stylets to facilitate insertion of double-lumen endobronchial tubes in patients with difficult airway anatomy

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 616-619

  O'Connor, Christopher J ^a   O'Connor, Thomas A ^b  

^a RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Kenmore Mercy Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Devices; Difficult; Endobronchial; Intubation; Lighted stylets; One lung ventilation

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; PROPOFOL; THIOPENTAL; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE; DOUBLE LUMEN ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; EMPYEMA; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LIGHTED STYLET; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY;

ADULT; AGED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LIGHT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; TRACHEA; TRANSILLUMINATION;

EID: 33845463130     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2006.04.008     Document Type: Article

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