Left-molar approach for direct laryngoscopy: Is it easy?

Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 36-40

  Cuvas, Ozgun ^a   Basar, Hulya ^a   Gursoy, Nursen ^a   Culhaoglu, Safiye ^a   Demir, Aynur ^a  

^a Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Endotracheal; Intubation; Laryngoscopy; Methods

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; SEVOFLURANE; THIOPENTAL; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; GLOTTIS; HUMAN; INCISOR; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LARYNGOSCOPE; LARYNGOSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL RISK;

ADULT; CAPNOGRAPHY; CARBON DIOXIDE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GLOTTIS; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGOSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR; MOUTH; OXIMETRY; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 61349137649     PISSN: 09138668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00540-008-0694-3     Document Type: Article

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