Safety and efficacy of insertion of supraglottic devices in anaesthetised patients by first-time users

Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 23-26

  Jindal, P ^a   Rizvi, A A ^a   Khurana, G ^a   Sharma, J P ^a  

^a HIMALAYAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

First time users; I gel; Laryngeal mask airway

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION; LARYNGEAL MASK; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESUSCITATION;

EID: 77958092936     PISSN: 22201181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/22201173.2010.10872694     Document Type: Article

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