Prevention of dental damage and improvement of difficult intubation using a paraglossal technique with a straight miller blade

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 73, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 553-556

  Huang, Yu Feng ^a   Ting, Chien Kun ^a   Chang, Wen Kuei ^a   Chan, Kwok Hon ^a   Chen, Pin Tarng ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dental trauma; Difficult intubation; Laryngoscope; Miller blade; Paraglossal technique

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DENTAL DAMAGE; DENTITION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INCISOR; LARYNGOSCOPY; MALE; MICROGNATHIA; MILLER BLADE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH MALFORMATION;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOOTH INJURIES;

EID: 78049480711     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1726-4901(10)70120-9     Document Type: Article

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