Fiberoptic bronchoscopic view change of laryngopharyngeal tissues by different airway supporting techniques: comparison of patients with and without open mouth limitation

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 573-579

  Cheng, Kuang I ^a   Yun, Mu Kun ^a   Chang, Ming Chih ^b   Lee, Ka Wo ^b   Huang, Shu Ching ^b   Tang, Chao Shun ^a   Chen, Chung Ho ^b  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Airway support techniques; Fiberoptic bronchoscope; Laryngeal tissues; Nasotracheal tube

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EPIGLOTTIS; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEAD TILTING; HUMAN; HYPOPHARYNX; JAW; LARYNX CARTILAGE; LUNG CLEARANCE; MALE; MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY; NASOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; NASOTRACHEAL TUBE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; ORAL SURGERY; OROMAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TECHNIQUE; TOOTH;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; BRONCHOSCOPY; FIBER OPTIC TECHNOLOGY; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; HYPOPHARYNX; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; JAW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGERY, ORAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57649103107     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2008.01.013     Document Type: Article

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