The development of direct laryngoscopy

Trends in Anaesthesia and Critical Care

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 3-9

  Cavus, Erol ^a   Dörges, Volker ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Airway management; Difficult airway; Intubation; Videolaryngoscopy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84895071528     PISSN: 22108440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tacc.2013.08.001     Document Type: Review

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