National survey to assess the content and availability of difficult-airway carts in critical-care units in the United States

Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 811-814

  Porhomayon, Jahan ^a   El Solh, Ali A ^a   Nader, Nader D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway equipment; Difficult airway; Difficult airway cart; Laryngoscope

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

AIRWAY; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CONTENT OF DIFFICULT AIRWAY CART; DEVICE; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; INTENSIVE CARE; LARYNGEAL MASK; LARYNGOSCOPE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; TRACHEOTOMY; TRAINING; UNITED STATES; VIDEORECORDING;

AIRWAY MANAGEMENT; ANESTHESIA; CRITICAL CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGEAL MASKS; LARYNGOSCOPES; LARYNGOSCOPY; OPERATING ROOMS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78149414262     PISSN: 09138668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00540-010-0996-0     Document Type: Article

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