Blind intubation through the air-Q laryngeal mask in children - A word of caution

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 900-901

  Fiadjoe, John E ^a   Stricker, Paul A ^a   Kovatsis, Pete ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; CHILD SAFETY; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; EPIGLOTTIS; FIBEROSCOPE; HUMAN; LARYNGEAL MASK; LARYNGOSCOPE; LARYNGOSCOPY; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHILD; EPIGLOTTIS; FIBER OPTIC TECHNOLOGY; GLOTTIS; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGEAL MASKS;

EID: 77955794401     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2010.03363.x     Document Type: Letter

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