A survey of anaesthetic practice in predicting difficult intubation in UK and Europe

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 218-222

  McPherson, Duncan ^a   Vaughan, Ralph S ^a   Wilkes, Antony R ^b   Mapleson, William W ^b   Hodzovic, Iljaz ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airway; Difficult airway; Predicting

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EUROPE; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHESIOLOGY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84863681544     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0b013e32835103e6     Document Type: Review

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