Comparison of intubating laryngeal mask airway and Bullard laryngoscope for oro-tracheal intubation in adult patients with simulated limitation of cervical movements

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 292-296

  Nileshwar, A ^a   Thudamaladinne, A ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Equipment, airwayEquipment, laryngoscopes; Position, neck

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; HALOTHANE; LORAZEPAM; OXYGEN; THIOPENTAL; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHETIC EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LARYNGEAL MASK; LARYNGOSCOPE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SORE THROAT; SPINE DISEASE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRACHEAL HEMORRHAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34547861267     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aem127     Document Type: Article

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