Comparison of the airtraq laryngoscope to the direct laryngoscopy in the pediatric airway

Journal of Pediatric Intensive Care

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 71-76

  Vlatten, Arnim ^a,b   Fielding, A ^b   Bernard, A ^b   Litz, S ^a,b   MacManus, B ^a,b   Soder, C ^a,b  

^a IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Airway; Pediatric; Video laryngoscope

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907995972     PISSN: 21464618     EISSN: 21464626     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/PIC-2012-013     Document Type: Article

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