Novel use of the Aintree intubating catheter for nasal fiberoptic intubation in a patient with temporo-mandibular ankylosis

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 151-152

  Grider, Jay S ^a   Van Sickels, Joseph E ^b   Lock, Richard L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CASE REPORT; CATHETERIZATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LARYNGEAL MASK; LETTER; NASOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR ANKYLOSIS;

EID: 62849119085     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2008.08.012     Document Type: Letter

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