Recommendations for airway control and difficult airway management in thoracic anesthesia and lung separation procedures. Are we ready for the challenge?

Minerva Anestesiologica

Volumn 75, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 3-5

  Cohen, Edmond ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY CONDUCTANCE; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ANESTHESIST; DOUBLE LUMEN TUBE; EDITORIAL; ENDOBRONCHIAL INTUBATION; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LARYNGOSCOPY; LUNG VENTILATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; RESPIRATION CONTROL; SURGEON; THORACIC ANESTHESIA; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX SURGERY; ANESTHESIA; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRONCHOSCOPY; LUNG; NOTE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

ANESTHESIA; BRONCHOSCOPY; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; LUNG; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 64549141174     PISSN: 03759393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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