Tracheal intubation with a flexible intubation scope versus other intubation techniques for obese patients requiring general anaesthesia

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2014, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Nicholson, Amanda ^a   Smith, Andrew F ^b   Lewis, Sharon R ^b   Cook, Tim M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LANCASTER INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEEDING; BODY MASS; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FLEXIBLE INTUBATION SCOPE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LARYNGOSCOPY; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; EQUIPMENT; METHODOLOGY;

ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; OBESITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84900030753     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD010320.pub2     Document Type: Review

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