Chewing gum: A potential cause of airway obstruction

Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 168-169

  Karuparthy, Venkateswara ^a   Kaneda, Kotaro ^a   Bellinger, Anke ^a   Han, Tae Hyung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; PROPOFOL; SEVOFLURANE; SUXAMETHONIUM;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; BODY WEIGHT; CASE REPORT; CHEWING GUM; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTUBATION; LETTER;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANESTHESIA; CHEWING GUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; URETHRAL DISEASES;

EID: 61349095392     PISSN: 09138668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00540-008-0683-6     Document Type: Letter

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