Randomized crossover comparison of the laryngeal mask airway classic with i-gel laryngeal mask airway in the management of difficult airway in post burn neck contracture patients

Indian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 348-352

  Singh, Jeevan ^a   Yadav, Manohar Kumar ^b   Marahatta, Sujan Babu ^a   Lal Shrestha, Bikash ^a  

^a KATHMANDU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Nepal)

^b Sushma Koirala Memorial Hospital for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Clma; Difficult airway management; I gel; Post burn neck contracture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY PRESSURE; ANESTHETIC EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BURN; CLASSIC LARYNGEAL MASK AIRWAY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; EPIGLOTTIS; FEMALE; FIBERSCOPE ENDOSCOPY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; I GEL SUPRALOTTIC AIRWAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NECK INJURY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 84866159107     PISSN: 00195049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5049.100815     Document Type: Article

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