Intervention steps for treating laryngospasm in pediatric patients

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 297-302

  Burgoyne, Laura L ^a   Anghelescu, Doralina L ^a  

^a ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Laryngospasm; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; ISOFLURANE; KETAMINE; LIDOCAINE; MIDAZOLAM; MIVACURIUM; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; PROPOFOL; SEVOFLURANE; SUXAMETHONIUM;

ALGORITHM; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIA LEVEL; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DATA BASE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FACE MASK; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA; LARYNX SPASM; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANESTHESIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGISMUS; PARASYMPATHOLYTICS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 40149088173     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2008.02445.x     Document Type: Article

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