Airway management using i-gel in two patients for awake craniotomy

Japanese Journal of Anesthesiology

Volumn 59, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1411-1414

  Tsuruta, Shohei ^a   Yamada, Mariko ^a   Shimizu, Takeru ^b   Satsumae, Tsuyoshi ^b   Tanaka, Makoto ^b   Mizutani, Taro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asleep awake asleep technique; Awake craniotomy; i gel

Indexed keywords

ELASTOMER; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL;

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CASE REPORT; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; CRANIOTOMY; CUFF; DEVICE THERAPY; DURA MATER; ELECTRODE; GLIOMA; HUMAN; LARYNX; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY MANAGEMENT; CRANIOTOMY; ELASTOMERS; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 78649859758     PISSN: 00214892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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