Pentax-AWS (Airway Scope) and airtraq: Big difference between two similar devices

Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 191-192

  Suzuki, Akihiro ^a   Abe, Nobuko ^a   Sasakawa, Tomoki ^a   Kunisawa, Takayuki ^a   Takahata, Osamu ^a   Iwasaki, Hiroshi ^a  

^a ASAHIKAWA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LARYNGEAL MASK; LARYNGOSCOPY; LETTER;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INTUBATION; LARYNGOSCOPES;

EID: 44449093559     PISSN: 09138668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00540-007-0603-1     Document Type: Letter

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3. Suzuki A, Toyama H, Katsumi N, Sasaki R, Hirota K, Matsumoto H, Takahata O, Henderson JJ, Iwasaki H. Pentax-AWS improves laryngeal view compared to Macintosh blade during laryngoscopy and facilitates easier intubation. (in Japanese with English abstract). Masui (Jpn J Anesthesiol). 2007;56:464-468.