Verification of endotracheal intubation in obese patients - Temporal comparison of ultrasound vs. auscultation and capnography

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 571-576

  Pfeiffer, P ^a   Bache, S ^b   Isbye, D L ^b   Rudolph, S S ^b   Rovsing, L ^b   Borglum J ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Mental Health Center Glostrup   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS; CAPNOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG AUSCULTATION; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; OBESITY; OPERATING ROOM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; AUSCULTATION; BARIATRIC SURGERY; CAPNOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGOSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ANESTHETISTS; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; SAMPLE SIZE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84859767715     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2011.02630.x     Document Type: Article

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