A comparison of Bonfils intubation fiberscopy and fiberoptic bronchoscopy in difficult airways assisted with direct laryngoscopy

Korean Journal of Anesthesiology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 249-255

  Kim, Soo Hwan ^a   Woo, Su Jin ^a   Kim, Jong Hoon ^a  

^a Inha University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bronchoscopes; Fiberoptics; Intubation; Laryngoscopy; Video recording

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIRECT LARYNGOSCOPY; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FEMALE; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; FIBERSCOPE ENDOSCOPY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTUBATION; LARYNGOSCOPY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SORE THROAT; VIDEORECORDING; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOCAL CORD;

EID: 77953434903     PISSN: 20056419     EISSN: 20057563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4097/kjae.2010.58.3.249     Document Type: Article

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