Fibre-optic laryngoscope and endotracheal tube assembly: A robust method of monitoring recurrent laryngeal nerve function during thyroid surgery: How we do it

Clinical Otolaryngology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 327-329

  Tahery, J ^a   Natt, R S ^a  

^a Centre for Health and Community Research   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FEMALE; FIBEROSCOPE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LARYNGEAL MASK; LARYNGOSCOPE; LETTER; MALE; MICROCOMPUTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE PALSY; THYROID SURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGOSCOPES; LARYNGOSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; OPTICAL FIBERS; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE; THYROID DISEASES; THYROIDECTOMY; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956155483     PISSN: 17494478     EISSN: 17494486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-4486.2010.02173.x     Document Type: Letter

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