Disposable material for tracheal intubation: Pilot study using Penlon Crystal® blades and Penlon Lary Gard® sheaths;Matériel à usage unique pour intubation trachéale: Étude pilote des lames Penlon Crystal® et gaines Penlon Lary Gard®

Annales Francaises d'Anesthesie et de Reanimation

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 799-803

  Germain, J L ^a   Rezzoug, A ^a   Cargeac, A ^a   Morazin, F ^a   Montravers, P ^a  

^a HÔPITAL JEAN VERDIER   (France)

Author keywords

Contamination; Gaine protectrice; Hygi ne; Hygiene; Lame de laryngoscope; Laryngoscope blade; Laryngoscopie; Laryngoscopy; Maladie de Creutzfeldt Jakob; Prion; Protective sheath; Single use disposable device; Usage unique

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS INFECTION; DEVICE INFECTION; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; LARYNGOSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PHYSICIAN; PILOT STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; GLOTTIS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGOSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 4444347003     PISSN: 07507658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annfar.2004.05.019     Document Type: Article

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