Evaluation of clinical effectiveness of the Frova single-use tracheal tube introducer

Anaesthesia

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 189-194

  Hodzovic, I ^a   Wilkes, A R ^a   Stacey, M ^b   Latto, I P ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; EVALUATION; HUMAN; LARYNX; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUCTION; SURGICAL PATIENT; TRACHEA INJURY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGOSCOPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 38349048235     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2007.05322.x     Document Type: Article

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