Fewer sore throats and a better seal: Why routine manometry for laryngeal mask airways must become the standard of care

Anaesthesia

Volumn 69, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1304-1308

  Bick, E ^b   Bailes, I ^b   Patel, A ^a   Brain, A I J ^b  

^a ROYAL NATIONAL THROAT NOSE AND EAR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; NITROUS OXIDE;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LARYNGEAL MASK; LARYNGEAL MASK CUFF; MANOMETRY; NONHUMAN; PNEUMATIC CUFF; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; SORE THROAT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; PHARYNGITIS; PRESSURE;

HUMANS; LARYNGEAL MASKS; MANOMETRY; PHARYNGITIS; PRESSURE; STANDARD OF CARE;

EID: 84921956881     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/anae.12902     Document Type: Editorial

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