Facemask ventilation before or after neuromuscular blocking drugs: Where are we now?

Anaesthesia

Volumn 69, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 811-815

  Patel, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; HALOTHANE; ISOFLURANE; MIDAZOLAM; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; OPIATE; PROPOFOL; ROCURONIUM; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIA LEVEL; ANESTHESIST; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BREATHING; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FACE MASK; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; HYPOXIA; LARYNGEAL MASK; LARYNGOSCOPY; LARYNX SPASM; MUSCLE TONE; RESPIRATION CONTROL; REVIEW; SUPRAGLOTTIC AIRWAY DEVICE; TIDAL VOLUME; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

ANDROSTANOLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASKS; NEUROMUSCULAR NONDEPOLARIZING AGENTS; TIDAL VOLUME;

EID: 84904259858     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/anae.12792     Document Type: Review

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