Randomized controlled trial of the A.P. Advance, McGrath, and Macintosh laryngoscopes in normal and difficult intubation scenarios: A manikin study

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 107, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 983-988

  Burdett, E ^a   Ross Anderson, D J ^a   Makepeace, J ^a   Bassett, P A ^a   Clarke, S G ^a   Mitchell, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

intratracheal; intubation; laryngoscopes; manikins; randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; GLOTTIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LARYNGOSCOPE; LARYNGOSCOPY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIDEOLARYNGOSCOPE; VOCAL CORD;

EID: 81855206557     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aer295     Document Type: Article

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