Comparison of the C-MAC®, Airtraq®, and Macintosh laryngoscopes in patients undergoing tracheal intubation with cervical spine immobilization

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 258-264

  McElwain, J ^a   Laffey, J G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GALWAY   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Airtraq laryngoscope; C MAC laryngoscope; difficult intubation; Equipment; Macintosh laryngoscope; intubation; neck immobilization; tracheal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LARYNGEAL MASK; LARYNGOSCOPE; LARYNGOSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SPINE;

EID: 79960546333     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aer099     Document Type: Article

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