One hand, two hands, or no hands for maximizing airway maneuvers?

Anesthesiology

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 576-577

  Isono, Shiroh ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROPOFOL;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BODY POSITION; EDITORIAL; HEAD POSITION; LUNG HEMODYNAMICS; OBESITY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; ANESTHESIA; BODY POSTURE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MANDIBLE; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PHARYNX;

ANESTHESIA; HUMANS; MANDIBLE; PHARYNX; POSTURE; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 54749114105     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: 15281175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181870a5d     Document Type: Editorial

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