Cranial nerve injuries from a laryngeal mask airway

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 980-981

  Fideler, Frank J ^a   Schroeder, Torsten H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROPOFOL; SUFENTANIL;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; CASE REPORT; CRANIAL NERVE INJURY; CUFF; FEMALE; GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPOPHARYNGEAL REFLEX; HYPOREFLEXIA; LARYNGEAL MASK; LETTER; PALATE; PARESTHESIA; REFLEX; TASTE DISORDER; TONGUE; TONGUE HYPESTHESIA; ANESTHESIA; ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE; METHODOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ARTHROSCOPY; CRANIAL NERVE INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LARYNGEAL MASKS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 74049108909     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0b013e32832d6b28     Document Type: Letter

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