Use of the video laryngoscopy for Combitube exchange in a difficult airway

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 294-296

  Lam, Nicholas C ^a   Hagberg, Carin A ^a   Bassili, Lisa M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b St Joseph's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Combitube; Video laryngoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVICE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; LARYNGOSCOPY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SEDATION; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; VIDEORECORDING;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ESOPHAGUS; HEMATOMA, SUBDURAL; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGOSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VIDEO-ASSISTED SURGERY;

EID: 67349231989     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2008.08.025     Document Type: Article

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