Algorithms for difficult airway management: A review

Minerva Anestesiologica

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 201-209

  Frova, G ^a,c   Sorbello, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Guidelines; Intubation; Medical devices

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY; ALGORITHM; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRONCHOSCOPE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LARYNGOSCOPE; LARYNGOSCOPY; LUNG CLEARANCE; LUNG VENTILATION; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SURGICAL PATIENT; TRACHEA; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANESTHESIOLOGY; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOCUMENTATION; EDUCATION; EUROPE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXPERT WITNESS; FIBER OPTICS; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ALGORITHMS; ANESTHESIOLOGY; BRONCHOSCOPES; CANADA; DOCUMENTATION; EUROPE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; EXPERT TESTIMONY; FIBER OPTIC TECHNOLOGY; HUMANS; LARYNGOSCOPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 66149102812     PISSN: 03759393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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