Comparison of single-use and reusable metal laryngoscope blades for orotracheal intubation during rapid sequence induction of anesthesia: A multicenter cluster randomized study

Anesthesiology

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 325-332

  Amour, Julien ^a   Manach, Yannick Le ^a   Borel, Marie ^b   Lenfant, François ^b   Nicolas Robin, Armelle ^a   Carillion, Aude ^d   Ripart, Jacques ^c   Riou, Bruno ^b   Langeron, Olivier ^a  

^a Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine ^*  (France)

^b PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c HÔPITAL DU BOCAGE   (France)

^d University of Côte d'Azur   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORMACK AND LEHANE SCORE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LARYNGOSCOPE; LUNG ASPIRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH INJURY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHARYNX DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; AGED; BIOASSAY; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FRANCE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HISTOLOGY; INHALATION ANESTHESIA; INSTRUMENTATION; LARYNGOSCOPY; LARYNX; MIDDLE AGED; RECYCLING; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA, INHALATION; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; ENDPOINT DETERMINATION; EQUIPMENT REUSE; FEMALE; FRANCE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGOSCOPES; LARYNGOSCOPY; LARYNX; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 77449138693     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: 15281175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181c92111     Document Type: Article

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