Jaw thrust as a predictor of insertion conditions for the proseal laryngeal mask airway

Middle East Journal of Anesthesiology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 59-62

  Townsend, Russell ^a   Brimacombe, Joseph ^b   Keller, Christian ^c   Wenzel, Volker ^d   Herff, Holger ^d  

^a CAIRNS BASE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c SCHULTHESS CLINIC   (Switzerland)

^d INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Clinical test; Complications; Jaw thrust; ProSeal laryngeal mask airway

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAW; LARYNGEAL MASK; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAW; LARYNGEAL MASKS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; RESEARCH DESIGN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63849205401     PISSN: 05440440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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