Alternative method for predicting optimal insertion depth of the laryngeal tube in children

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 704-707

  Kim, J T ^a   Jeon, S Y ^a   Kim, C S ^a   Kim, S D ^a   Kim, H S ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Airway; Children; Equipment; Laryngeal tube

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; OXYGEN; ROCURONIUM; SEVOFLURANE; THIOPENTAL;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRICOID; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FACE MASK; FEMALE; FIBER OPTICS; HUMAN; INCISOR; INFANT; INTUBATION; LARYNX; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TUBE; VOCAL CORD; ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; EVALUATION; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HISTOLOGY; LARYNGEAL MASK; METHODOLOGY;

ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRICOID CARTILAGE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; FIBER OPTICS; HUMANS; INFANT; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGEAL MASKS; LARYNX; MALE;

EID: 38449101530     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aem241     Document Type: Article

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