Management of an unusual pediatric difficult airway using ketamine as a sole agent

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 785-788

  Paterson, Neil A ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Difficult airway algorithm; Ketamine; Pediatric difficult airway

Indexed keywords

KETAMINE; MORPHINE;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; INTUBATION; LARYNGOSCOPY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOOTHBRUSH; TRACHEOSTOMY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHETICS, DISSOCIATIVE; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CHILD; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; KETAMINE; LARYNGOSCOPY; MALE; PHARYNX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 47349101023     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2008.02651.x     Document Type: Article

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