Tracheal compression caused by oversized i-gel in children

Minerva Anestesiologica

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 107-108

  Agnoletti, V ^a   Piraccini, E ^a   Corso, R M ^a   Cittadini, A ^a   Maitan, S ^a   Della Rocca, G ^b   Gambale, G ^a  

^a MORGAGNI PIERANTONI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY WEIGHT; CUFF; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; LARYNGEAL MASK; LETTER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT POSITIONING; RESPIRATORY EQUIPMENT; SUPRAGLOTTIC DEVICE; TRACHEA COMPRESSION;

ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GLOTTIS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TRACHEA;

EID: 84876223881     PISSN: 03759393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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