Randomized controlled trial of the Pentax AWS®, Glidescope®, and Macintosh laryngoscopes in predicted difficult intubation

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 761-768

  Malik, M A ^a,b   Subramaniam, R ^a   Maharaj, C H ^a   Harte, B H ^a   Laffey, J G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GALWAY   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Equipment, Macintosh laryngoscope; Intubation, tracheal, difficult intubation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY HEMODYNAMICS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LARYNGOSCOPE; LARYNGOSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM PATIENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL PATIENT;

EID: 74949099834     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aep266     Document Type: Article

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