The reflective intubation manoeuvre increases success rate in moderately difficult direct laryngoscopy

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 406-410

  Biro, Peter ^a   Ruetzler, Kurt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CORMACK AND LEHANE GRADE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LARYNGOSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALLAMPATI SCORE; PATIENT CARE; POGO SCORE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFLECTIVE INTUBATION; SORE THROAT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; AGED; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; RESPIRATION CONTROL; TRENDS;

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY MANAGEMENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGOSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84957607263     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0000000000000159     Document Type: Article

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