Cervical spine radiographs in patients with rheumatoid arthritis undergoing anesthesia

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 61-66

  Lopez Olivo, Maria A ^a   Andrabi, Tayab R ^a   Palla, Shana L ^a   Suarez Almazor, Maria E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adequacy of radiographs; Anesthesia management; Cervical spine; Rheumatoid arthritis; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIA LEVEL; ANESTHESIST; ATLANTOAXIAL SUBLUXATION; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; INTUBATION; LARYNGEAL MASK; LARYNGOSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; POSTANESTHESIA CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SPINE INSTABILITY;

AGED; AIRWAY MANAGEMENT; ANESTHESIA; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; FIBER OPTIC TECHNOLOGY; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84859764404     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: 15367355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RHU.0b013e318247bb0d     Document Type: Review

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