Tongue trauma associated with the i-gel supraglottic airway

Anaesthesia

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 692-

  Michalek, P ^a   Donaldson, W J ^a   Hinds, J D ^a  

^a ANTRIM AREA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGEUSIA; AIRWAY; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLEEDING; GLOTTIS; HUMAN; INJURY; LARYNGEAL MASK; LETTER; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; TONGUE DISEASE;

EID: 66349115344     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2009.05954_1.x     Document Type: Letter

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