Comparison of fibreoptic-guided intubation through ILMA versus intubation through LMA-CTrach

Anaesthesia

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 734-737

  Sreevathsa, S ^a   Linga Nathan, P ^a   John, B ^a   Danha, R F ^b   Mendonca, C ^b  

^a NEVILL HALL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FIBER OPTICS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LARYNGEAL MASK; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT;

CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FIBER OPTICS; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGEAL MASKS; MANIKINS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 44949201037     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2008.05481.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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