The Vortex: Striving for simplicity, context independence and teamwork in an airway cognitive tool

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 148-149

  Chrimes, N C ^a  

^a NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; HYPOXIA; LARYNGEAL MASK; LETTER; MUSCLE TONE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION CONTROL; RESPIRATORY THERAPEUTIC DEVICE; TEAMWORK; VORTEX AIRWAY COGNITIVE TOOL; ANESTHESIOLOGY; COGNITION; EDUCATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PROCEDURES;

AIRWAY MANAGEMENT; ANESTHESIOLOGY; COGNITION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HUMANS;

EID: 84936796916     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aev047     Document Type: Letter

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