Clinical evaluation of C-MAC videolaryngoscope with or without use of stylet for endotracheal intubation in patients with cervical spine immobilization

Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 663-670

  Gupta, Nidhi ^a   Rath, Girija Prasad ^a   Prabhakar, Hemanshu ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

C MAC videolaryngoscope; Cervical spine immobilization; Difficult intubation; Manual in line stabilization; Stylet

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CERVICAL SPINE IMMOBILIZATION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; LARYNGOSCOPE; LARYNGOSCOPY; LIP DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASTOID; SOFT TISSUE BLEEDING; SPINE SURGERY; SUPRAGLOTTIC TRAUMA; TOOTH INJURY; UPPER LIP TRAUMA; VIDEOLARYNGOSCOPE;

ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; GLOTTIS; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGOSCOPES; MALE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 84885961323     PISSN: 09138668     EISSN: 14388359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00540-013-1588-6     Document Type: Article

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