A comparison of conventional tube and EndoFlex tube for tracheal intubation in patients with a cervical spine immobilisation

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Gaszynska, Ewelina ^a   Stankiewicz Rudnicki, Michal ^a   Wieczorek, Andrzej ^a   Gaszynski, Tomasz ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cervical collar; EndoFlex; Intubation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; LARYNGOSCOPE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POLAND; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGOSCOPES; MIDDLE AGED; POLAND; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896932551     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17577241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-7241-21-79     Document Type: Article

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