Comparison of Aintree and Fastrach techniques for low-skill fibreoptic intubation in patients at risk of secondary cervical injury: A randomised controlled trial

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 153-158

  Malcharek, Michael J ^a   Rockmann, Kai ^a   Zumpe, Ralph ^b   Sorge, Oliver ^a   Winter, Viktor ^a   Sablotzki, Armin ^a   Schneider, Gerhard ^c  

^a Klinikum St Georg   (Germany)

^b ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHETIC CATHETER; ANESTHETIC TECHNIQUE; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CERVICAL COLLAR; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; FIBEROSCOPE; GLOTTIS; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LARYNGEAL MASK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGERY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; BRONCHOSCOPY; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; FIBER OPTIC TECHNOLOGY; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGEAL MASKS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84893653676     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0b013e328365ae49     Document Type: Article

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