Cervical spine motion: A fluoroscopic comparison of Shikani Optical Stylet® vs Macintosh laryngoscope

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 441-447

  Turkstra, Timothy P ^a   Pelz, David M ^a   Shaikh, A Allison ^a   Craen, Rosemary A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; OXYGEN; PROPOFOL; ROCURONIUM; SEVOFLURANE;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LARYNGOSCOPE; LARYNGOSCOPY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINE MOBILITY; SPINE STABILIZATION; THORACIC SPINE;

EID: 34250307964     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03022029     Document Type: Article

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