Effects of tracheal tube orientation on the success of intubation through an intubating laryngeal mask airway: Study in Mallampati class 3 or 4 patients

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 269-272

  Ye, L ^a   Liu, J ^a   Wong, D T ^b   Zhu, T ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anatomy, airway; Complications, intubation tracheal; Equipment, laryngeal mask; Equipment, tubes tracheal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LARYNGEAL MASK; LARYNGOSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALLAMPATI SCORE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SORE THROAT;

EID: 58449118280     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aen365     Document Type: Article

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