A cohort evaluation of the paediatric i-gel™ airway during anaesthesia in 120 children

Anaesthesia

Volumn 66, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1121-1126

  Beringer, R M ^a   Kelly, F ^b   Cook, T M ^b   Nolan, J ^a   Hardy, R ^b   Simpson, T ^b   White, M C ^a  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; AIRWAY PRESSURE; ANESTHESIA LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CHILD; COUGHING; DRY THROAT; DYSPHAGIA; DYSPHONIA; FEMALE; FIBERSCOPE ENDOSCOPY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; LARYNX SPASM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANUAL VENTILATION; NECK PAIN; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SORE THROAT; STRIDOR; TIDAL VOLUME; VOCAL CORD; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; ANESTHESIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FIBER OPTIC TECHNOLOGY; HUMANS; INFANT; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGEAL MASKS; MALE;

EID: 81055157851     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2011.06884.x     Document Type: Article

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