Prospective model-based comparison of different laryngoscopes for difficult intubation in infants

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 776-780

  Kalbhenn, Johannes ^a   Boelke, Anike K ^a   Steinmann, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Airtraq, Bullard, Storz DCI < equipment; Devices < techniques < airway; Difficult < airway; Infant < age

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORMACK LEHANE CLASSIFICATION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; GLOTTIS; HUMAN; INFANT; LARYNGOSCOPE; NECK; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NORMAL HUMAN; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESIDENT; TIME; TOOTH INJURY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WORK EXPERIENCE;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GLOTTIS; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGOSCOPES; LARYNGOSCOPY; MANIKINS; MAXILLA; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NECK; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOOTH INJURIES;

EID: 84863727073     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2012.03890.x     Document Type: Article

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