Airway Interventions in the Cardiac Electrophysiology Laboratory: A Retrospective Review

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 841-845

  Trentman, Terrence L ^a   Fassett, Sharon L ^a   Mueller, Jeff T ^a   Altemose, Gregory T ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

airway; arrhythmia; conscious sedation; electrophysiologic procedures

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY; ARTICLE; ELECTROSURGERY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NOSE AIRFLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

AGED; ANESTHESIOLOGY; CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70450225080     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2009.01.027     Document Type: Article

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