Poor performance of the pediatric airway exchange catheter in adults with cervical spine immobilization

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 748-753

  Kim, Duk Kyung ^a   Kim, Hae Kyoung ^a   Lee, Kyoung Min ^a   Shin, Hwa Yong ^a   Ryu, Jae Sung ^a  

^a Konkuk University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; LIDOCAINE; PROPOFOL; VECURONIUM;

ARTICLE; CATHETER; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EXTUBATION; FACE MASK; IMMOBILIZATION; METHODOLOGY; PEDIATRIC AIRWAY EXCHANGE CATHETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANESTHESIA; CATHETERIZATION; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGOSCOPY; LARYNX; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56049100758     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03016347     Document Type: Article

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