Comparison of intubation success of video laryngoscopy versus direct laryngoscopy in the difficult airway using high-fidelity simulation

Simulation in Healthcare

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 160-165

  Narang, Aneesh T ^a   Oldeg, Paula F ^b   Medzon, Ron ^a   Mahmood, Ahmed R ^a   Spector, Jordan A ^c   Robinett, Derek A ^a  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b St Anthony Hospital   (United States)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Difficult airway; GlideScope; Simulation; Video laryngoscopy

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; LARYNGOSCOPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; TONGUE EDEMA; VIDEORECORDING; VOCAL CORD;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGOSCOPY; MANIKINS; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TEACHING; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 70349337198     PISSN: 15592332     EISSN: 1559713X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SIH.0b013e318197d2e5     Document Type: Article

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