Is it unnecessary to confirm successful facemask ventilation before administration of a neuromuscular blocking agent?

Anaesthesia

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 519-520

  Xue, F S ^a   Liao, X ^a   Wang, Q ^a   Yuan, Y J ^a   Xiong, J ^a   H Liu, J ^a  

^a PLASTIC SURGERY HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; OPIATE; ROCURONIUM;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIA LEVEL; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIFFICULT FACE MASK VENTILATION; DIFFICULT FACEMASK VENTILATION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FACE MASK; HUMAN; LARYNGOSCOPY; LARYNX SPASM; LETTER; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; RESPIRATION CONTROL; THROAT IRRITATION;

HUMANS; MASKS; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKADE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENTS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 79956110852     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2011.06774_1.x     Document Type: Letter

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