Frova intubating catheter position can be determined with aspirating oesophageal detection device

EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 203-206

  Kadry, Tahir ^a   Harvey, Martyn ^a   Wallace, Muir ^a   Imrie, Justin ^b  

^a WAIKATO HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b TAURANGA HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Airway; Catheter; Intubation; Oesophageal detector device

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CATHETER; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 34250308455     PISSN: 17426731     EISSN: 17426723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2007.00926.x     Document Type: Article

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