Should patients be manually ventilated during rapid sequence induction of anaesthesia?

British Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 70, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 424-

  Clements, Paul ^a   Washington, Stephen J ^a   McCluskey, Anthony ^b  

^a Intensive Care Medicine   (United Kingdom)

^b STEPPING HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE;

ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 68149141823     PISSN: 17508460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2009.70.7.43138     Document Type: Note

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