Ultrasound confirmation of laryngeal mask airway placement correlates with fiberoptic laryngoscope findings

Middle East Journal of Anesthesiology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 283-290

  Gupta, Deepak ^a   Srirajakalidindi, Arvind ^a   Habli, Nader ^a   Haber, Halim ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; ECHOGRAPHY; FIBER OPTICS; HUMAN; LARYNGEAL MASK; LARYNGOSCOPY; LARYNX; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FIBER OPTIC TECHNOLOGY; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL MASKS; LARYNGOSCOPY; LARYNX; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84857323851     PISSN: 05440440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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