Optimizing endotracheal tube size and length for tracheal intubation through single-use supraglottic airway devices

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 389-390

  Takenaka, Ichiro ^a   Aoyama, Kazuyoshi ^a  

^a STEEL MEMORIAL YAWATA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LARYNGEAL MASK; LETTER; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPRAGLOTTIC AIRWAY; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT; DEVICES; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; GLOTTIS; HUMAN;

DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; GLOTTIS; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL;

EID: 77953291982     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12630-010-9277-5     Document Type: Letter

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