Comparison of the rate of successful endotracheal intubation between the "sniffing" and "ramped" positions in patients with an expected difficult intubation - A prospective randomized study

Korean Journal of Anesthesiology

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 116-121

  Lee, Ju Hwan ^a   Jung, Hoe Chang ^a   Shim, Ji Hoon ^a   Lee, Cheol ^a  

^a Wonkwang University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Intubation; Laryngoscopy; Position

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY DIFFICULTY SCORE; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; BODY POSITION; CAPNOMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LARYNGOSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RAMPED POSITION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SNIFFING POSITION;

EID: 84940208014     PISSN: 20056419     EISSN: 20057563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4097/kjae.2015.68.2.116     Document Type: Article

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