Rigid laryngoscope-assisted insertion of transesophageal echocardiography probe reduces oropharyngeal mucosal injury in anesthetized patients

Anesthesiology

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 38-40

  Na, Sungwon ^a   Kim, Chang Seok ^a   Kim, Ji Young ^a   Cho, Jin Seon ^a   Kim, Ki Jun ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LARYNGOSCOPE; LARYNGOSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MECHANICAL PROBE; MOUTH INJURY; ODYNOPHAGIA; OROPHARYNGEAL MUCOSAL INJURY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEROPERATIVE ECHOGRAPHY; PHARYNX DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RIGID LARYNGOSCOPE; RISK REDUCTION; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OROPHARYNX; RESPIRATORY TRACT MUCOSA;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LARYNGOSCOPES; LARYNGOSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; OROPHARYNX; RESPIRATORY MUCOSA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58749104409     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: 15281175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e318190b56e     Document Type: Article

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