Comparison of the performance of 'Intubating LMA' and 'Cobra PLA' as an aid to blind endotracheal tube insertion in patients scheduled for elective surgery under general anesthesia

Acta Anaesthesiologica Taiwanica

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 7-11

  Darlong, Vanlal ^a   Chandrashish, Chakravarty ^a   Chandralekha, ^a   Mohan, Virender Kumar ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

intubation, intratracheal; laryngeal masks; supraglottic airway devices: Cobra perilaryngeal airways

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE; PROPOFOL; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHETIC EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; COBRA PERILARYNGEAL AIRWAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTUBATING LARYNGEAL MASK AIRWAY; LARYNGEAL MASK; LARYNGOSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SORE THROAT; TACHYCARDIA; TRACHEA INJURY;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGEAL MASKS; MALE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 79953268946     PISSN: 18754597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aat.2011.01.002     Document Type: Article

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