A randomised, controlled crossover comparison of the C-MAC videolaryngoscope with direct laryngoscopy in 150 patients during routine induction of anaesthesia

BMC Anesthesiology

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Cavus, Erol ^a   Thee, Carsten ^a   Moeller, Thora ^b   Kieckhaefer, Joerg ^b   Doerges, Volker ^a   Wagner, Klaus ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^b Suedstadt Hospital of Rostock   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GLOTTIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LARYNGOSCOPE; LARYNGOSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VIDEOLARYNGOSCOPY;

EID: 79952085115     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712253     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2253-11-6     Document Type: Article

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