Observations on the assessment and optimal use of videolaryngoscopes

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 622-630

  Greenland, K B ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h}   Segal, R ^b   Acott, C ^d   Edwards, M J ^a   Teoh, W H L ^e,i,j   Bradley, W P L ^c,k  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c The Alfred ^*  (Australia)

^d ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^f WESLEY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^h UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

ⁱ DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

^j NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^k MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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Author keywords

Airway; Intubation; Laryngoscopy; Videolaryngoscopy

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIOLOGICAL PROCEDURE; ARTICLE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EVALUATION; IMAGING; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LARYNGOSCOPE; MEDLINE; VIDEOLARYNGOSCOPE;

EID: 84865105005     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: 14480271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x1204000407     Document Type: Article

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