Comparison of Bullard and Airtraq laryngoscopes with conventional laryngoscopy in a manikin study of simulated difficult intubation

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 343-350

  Legrand, Maria A L ^a   Steinmann, Daniel ^a   Priebe, Hans Joachim ^a   Mols, Georg ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b Hirslanden Hospital   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Airtraq laryngoscope; Airway management; Bullard laryngoscope; Video laryngoscopes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; LARYNGOSCOPE; LARYNGOSCOPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SATISFACTION; SIMULATION; STRESS; TIME; TONGUE EDEMA;

ANESTHESIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INTUBATION; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGOSCOPES; LARYNGOSCOPY; MANIKINS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TRACHEA;

EID: 84863634708     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0b013e328354b22c     Document Type: Article

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