Comparison of the ease of laryngeal mask airway proseal insertion and the fiberoptic scoring according to the head position and the presence of a difficult airway

Korean Journal of Anesthesiology

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 244-249

  Jun, Joo Hyun ^a   Baik, Hee Jung ^a   Kim, Jong Hak ^a   Kim, Youn Jin ^a   Chang, Ri Na ^a  

^a Ewha Womans University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Diffcult airway; Laryngeal mask airway; Neutral position; Sniffing position

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBER OPTICS; HEAD POSITION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LARYNGEAL MASK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SNIFFING;

EID: 79955962323     PISSN: 20056419     EISSN: 20057563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4097/kjae.2011.60.4.244     Document Type: Article

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