The Parker Flex-Tip™ tracheal tube makes endotracheal intubation with the Bullard laryngoscope easier and faster

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 43-47

  Suzuki, A ^a   Tampo, A ^a   Abe, N ^a   Otomo, S ^a   Minami, S ^a   Henderson, J J ^b   Iwasaki, H ^a  

^a ASAHIKAWA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b GARTNAVEL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intubation intratracheal; Laryngoscopes, Bullard laryngoscope

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; PROPOFOL; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LARYNGOSCOPE; MALE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST;

ANESTHESIA; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGOSCOPES; LARYNX; PHONATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; VOCAL CORDS;

EID: 37249008290     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021507001184     Document Type: Article

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