Airway management in the obese patient

Critical Care Clinics

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 641-646

  Loder, William A ^a  

^a GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway; Intubation; Laryngoscope; Obese

Indexed keywords

HYPNOTIC AGENT; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BOOK; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LARYNGOSCOPY; OBESITY; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT EXAMINATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION;

EID: 77958088342     PISSN: 07490704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccc.2010.08.002     Document Type: Review

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