Tracheal intubation in a patent with Crouzon's syndrome using LMA-Fastrach™ with the cook airway exchange catheter®

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 145-146

  Kim, Y H ^a   Kim, J H ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; MIDAZOLAM; OXYGEN; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; ROCURONIUM;

ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CAPNOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CROUZON SYNDROME; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; EPIGLOTTIS; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LARYNGOSCOPY; LETTER; LUNG AUSCULTATION; MALE; MANUAL VENTILATION; OXYGEN SATURATION; OXYGENATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; STETHOSCOPE; TUBE REMOVAL;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CHILD; CRANIOFACIAL DYSOSTOSIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 59849122401     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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