Comparison of two different techniques of fibreoptic intubation

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 328-332

  Piepho, Tim ^a   Thierbach, Andreas R ^b   Göbler, Susanne M ^a   Maybauer, Marc O ^c   Werner, Christian ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Pain Therapy   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; LIDOCAINE; MIDAZOLAM; OXYGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; FIBERSCOPE ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; SEDATION; TECHNIQUE; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FIBER OPTICS; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; COUGH; FEMALE; FIBER OPTIC TECHNOLOGY; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68849112229     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0b013e32831ac4ce     Document Type: Article

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