A prospective, randomised, cross-over trial comparing the EndoFlex® and standard tracheal tubes in patients with predicted easy intubation

Anaesthesia

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1172-1177

  Teoh, Wendy H L ^a   Sia, A T H ^a   Fun, W L L ^a  

^a KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRACURIUM; FENTANYL; PROPOFOL;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FEMALE; FORCE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; LARYNGOSCOPE; LARYNGOSCOPY; LARYNX; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUCOSAL BLEEDING; PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SORE THROAT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGOSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350512816     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2009.06058.x     Document Type: Article

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