Tracheal intubation with videolaryngoscopes in patients with cervical spine immobilization: A randomized trial of the Airway Scope® and the GlideScope®

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 446-451

  Liu, E H C ^a   Goy, R W L ^a   Tan, B H ^a   Asai, T ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (Singapore)

^b KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques, laryngoscopy; Equipment, laryngoscopes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FEMALE; GLOTTIS; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LARYNGOSCOPE; LARYNGOSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 69049116267     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aep164     Document Type: Article

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