Effect of head posture on tracheal tube position in children

Anaesthesia

Volumn 59, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1069-1072

  Olufolabi, A J ^a   Charlton, G A ^b   Spargo, P M ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia: paediatric; Intubation, intratracheal: complications

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOBRONCHIAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEAD POSITION; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NASOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ROTATION; SCREENING TEST; THORAX; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; MOTION; NASAL CAVITY; POSTURE;

EID: 7244238193     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2004.03963.x     Document Type: Article

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