A clinical comparison of disposable airway devices

Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 31-36

  Strydom, C S ^a   Le Roux, P J ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; ISOFLURANE; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; PROPOFOL;

ADULT; AGE; AIRWAY PRESSURE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUFF; DYSPHAGIA; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; LARYNGEAL MASK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SORE THROAT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 77953412794     PISSN: 22201181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/22201173.2008.10872574     Document Type: Article

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