Incidence of sore throat in children following use of flexible laryngeal mask airways - Impact of an introducer device

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 839-843

  William, Anthea ^a   Chambers, Neil A ^a   Erb, Thomas O ^b   Von Ungern Sternberg, Britta S ^a,c,d  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

airway morbidity; introducer device; laryngeal mask airway; paediatric anaesthesia; sore throat

Indexed keywords

POLYVINYLCHLORIDE; SILICONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUFF; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRODUCER DEVICE; JAW DISEASE; LARYNGEAL MASK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANOMETER; NECK INJURY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SORE THROAT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 77955780212     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2010.03372.x     Document Type: Article

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