Utility of LMA for emergency tracheostomy in an infant with pierre Robin syndrome

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 409-410

  Mishra, Pragnyadipta ^a   Chengode, Suresh ^a   Narayanan, Aravind ^a   Kausalya, Rajini ^a   Kumar, Sudesh ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Oman)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; CASE REPORT; EMERGENCY SURGERY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; HUMAN; INFANT; LARYNGEAL MASK; LETTER; MALE; OXYGEN THERAPY; PIERRE ROBIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETER; TRACHEOSTOMY; VITAL SIGN;

ANESTHESIA, INHALATION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; INFANT; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGEAL MASKS; MALE; OPTICAL FIBERS; PIERRE ROBIN SYNDROME; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 62449120475     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2009.02952.x     Document Type: Letter

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