Current national recommendations on rapid sequence induction in Europe: How standardised is the 'standard of care'?

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 443-444

  Wetsch, Wolfgang A ^a   Hinkelbein, Jochen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; KETAMINE; MIDAZOLAM; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; OPIATE; ROCURONIUM; THIOPENTAL;

ACID ASPIRATION; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; EUROPE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LETTER; ORGANIZATION; OXYGENATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RAPID SEQUENCE INDUCTION; RESPIRATION CONTROL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; PROCEDURES;

ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; EUROPE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; STANDARD OF CARE;

EID: 84905436903     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0000000000000076     Document Type: Letter

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