Clinical benefits of visualization of airway anatomy and manipulation of the endotracheal tube cuff with the GlideScope in the morbidly obese patient during tracheotomy

AANA Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 437-438

  Hartman, Michael T ^a,b   Lang, John ^b,c  

^a Lehigh Valley Anesthesia Services   (United States)

^b LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Allentown Anesthesia Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Difficult airway; GlideScope; Morbidly obese; Tracheotomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ENDOTRACHEAL CUFF; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; JEJUNOSTOMY; LARYNGOSCOPE; MALE; MORBID OBESITY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRACHEOTOMY;

EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGOSCOPES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; TRACHEOTOMY;

EID: 74049132821     PISSN: 00946354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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