A critique of elective pediatric supraglottic airway devices

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 19, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 55-65

  White, Michelle C ^a   Cook, Tim M ^b   Stoddart, Peter A ^a  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airway; Children; Laryngeal mask; Pediatric; Proseal

Indexed keywords

ASPIRATION; BREATHING APPARATUS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FACE MASK; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LARYNGEAL MASK; LUNG CLEARANCE; PATIENT SAFETY; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, INHALATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GLOTTIS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INFANT; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGEAL MASKS; LARYNX; MASKS;

EID: 67651251813     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2009.02997.x     Document Type: Review

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