Assessment of manoeuvres required for successful blind tracheal intubation through the PAXpress™

Anaesthesia

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 32-35

  Ahmed, S M ^a   Khan, R M ^a   Maroof, M ^b   Ahmed, M ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HALOTHANE; MIDAZOLAM; ONDANSETRON; PROPOFOL; TRAMADOL; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; AIRWAY CONDUCTANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD STAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LARYNGOSCOPY; LARYNX; LARYNX INJURY; MALE; PATIENT POSITIONING; SCORING SYSTEM; TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FIBER OPTICS; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGEAL MASKS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TRACHEA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36849085918     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2007.05300.x     Document Type: Article

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