Comparison of intubation performance between the King Vision and Macintosh laryngoscopes in novice personnel: A randomized, crossover manikin study

Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 51-57

  Akihisa, Yuki ^a   Maruyama, Koichi ^a   Koyama, Yukihide ^b   Yamada, Rieko ^a   Ogura, Akira ^a   Andoh, Tomio ^a  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Airway; Simulation; Tracheal intubation

Indexed keywords

AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DEVICES; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; LARYNGOSCOPE; NURSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

CROSS-OVER STUDIES; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGOSCOPES; MANIKINS; NURSES;

EID: 84894452829     PISSN: 09138668     EISSN: 14388359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00540-013-1666-9     Document Type: Article

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