Difficult mask ventilation in obese patients: Analysis of predictive factors

Minerva Anestesiologica

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 149-157

  Leoni, A ^a   Arlati, S ^b   Ghisi, D ^c   Verwej, M ^a   Lugani, D ^a   Ghisi, P ^a   Cappelleri, G ^a   Cedrati, V ^a   El Tantawi Ali Alsheraei, A ^a   Pocar, M ^a   Ceriani, V ^a   Aldegheri, G ^a  

^a IRCCS MULTIMEDICA   (Italy)

^b Intensive Care Unit   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PARMA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Obesity; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BODY MASS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIFFICULT MASK VENTILATION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FEMALE; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LARYNGEAL MASK; LARYNGOSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK CIRCUMFERENCE; OBESITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROGNATHIA; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; AGED; COMPLICATION; DEVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RESPIRATION CONTROL;

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL MASKS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84898744270     PISSN: 03759393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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