Direct laryngoscopy and endotracheal intubation in the prone position following traumatic thoracic spine injury

Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 170-172

  Zundert, André ^a,b   Kuczkowski, Krzysztof M ^c   Tijssen, Fabian ^a   Weber, Eric ^a  

^a CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c University of California at San Diego   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Endotracheal intubation; General; Prone position; Trauma

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; SUXAMETHONIUM;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; LARYNGEAL MASK; LARYNGOSCOPY; OXYGENATION; PATIENT POSITIONING; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SEDATION; SPINE INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACIC SPINE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGOSCOPY; PRONE POSITION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 44449111707     PISSN: 09138668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00540-007-0596-9     Document Type: Article

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