Could 'safe practice' be compromising safe practice? Should anaesthetists have to demonstrate that face mask ventilation is possible before giving a neuromuscular blocker?

Anaesthesia

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 671-672

  Priebe, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANESTHESIST; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FACE MASK; HUMAN; LETTER; SAFETY;

DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; HUMANS; MASKS; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENTS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 43549093482     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2008.05546.x     Document Type: Letter

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