Evaluation of laryngoscopic views and related influencing factors in a pediatric population

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 663-667

  Mirghassemi, Asadollah ^a   Soltani, Alireza E ^a   Abtahi, Maryam ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

airway evaluation; laryngngoscopy views; pediatric airway

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INFANT; INTUBATION; LARYNGOSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION CONTROL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; AIRWAY MANAGEMENT; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHESIA, INHALATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EAR, EXTERNAL; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LARYNGOSCOPY; LIP; MALE; MOUTH; NASAL CAVITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROC CURVE;

EID: 79955473494     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2011.03555.x     Document Type: Article

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