Malposition of the epiglottis associated with fiberoptic intubation

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-63

  Takenaka, Ichiro ^a   Aoyama, Kazuyoshi ^a   Abe, Yumiko ^a   Iwagaki, Tamao ^a   Takenaka, Yukari ^b   Kadoya, Tatsuo ^a  

^a STEEL MEMORIAL YAWATA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b Emergency Life Saving Technique Academy   (Japan)

Author keywords

Airway trauma; Anesthetic techniques; Fiberoptic intubation: complications

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EPIGLOTTIS; FIBERSCOPE ENDOSCOPY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LARYNGOSCOPY; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EPIGLOTTIS; FIBER OPTIC TECHNOLOGY; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNX; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY;

EID: 60049085290     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2008.06.022     Document Type: Article

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