Airway management equipment in a metropolitan region: An audit

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 563-569

  Baker, P A ^a   Hounsell, G L ^a,b   Futter, M E ^a,c   Anderson, B J ^a,c  

^a STARSHIP CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b MIDDLEMORE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c Paediatric Intensive Care Unit

Author keywords

Airway management; Audit; Difficult intubation; Equipment

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; ANESTHETIC EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; CONTAINER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS INTUBATION; EXPIRATION DATE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL STAFF; OPERATING ROOM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUALITY CONTROL; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548219984     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0703500416     Document Type: Article

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