Airway management of a patient with tracheal stenosis for surgery in the prone position

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 733-736

  Asai, Takashi ^a   Shingu, Koh ^a  

^a KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN; SEVOFLURANE; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; AIRWAY CONDUCTANCE; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; BREATHING MECHANICS; CASE REPORT; CATHETER; CEREBELLUM TUMOR; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; EXTUBATION; FIBERSCOPE ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; LARYNGEAL MASK; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; PATIENT POSITIONING; POSTERIOR FOSSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL SURGERY; TRACHEA STENOSIS;

EID: 7044270960     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03018435     Document Type: Article

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