A new single use supraglottic airway device with a noninflatable cuff and an esophageal vent: An observational study of the i-gel

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1137-1139

  Richez, B ^a,b   Saltel, L ^a   Banchereau, F ^a   Torrielli, R ^a   Cros, A M ^a  

^a HÔPITAL PELLEGRIN   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; CUFF; DEVICE; FEMALE; GLOTTIS; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LARYNGEAL MASK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SORE THROAT; STOMACH TUBE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 41349109832     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/ane.0b013e318164f062     Document Type: Article

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