In-line head and neck position is preferable for tracheal intubation with the Airtraq laryngoscope compared to the sniffing position

Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 189-190

  Hirabayashi, Yoshihiro ^a   Seo, Norimasa ^a  

^a JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Intratracheal; Intubation; Laryngoscope; Videolaryngoscope

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HEAD POSITION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LARYNGOSCOPE; LARYNGOSCOPY; PATIENT POSITIONING; SNIFFING; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

HEAD; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGOSCOPES; MANIKINS; NECK; POSTURE;

EID: 44449166590     PISSN: 09138668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00540-007-0601-3     Document Type: Article

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