The cricoid debate - Balancing risks and benefits

Anaesthesia

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 721-722

  Cook, T M ^a  

^a ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ASPIRATION; BRAIN DAMAGE; CRICOID CARTILAGE; DEATH; FORCE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LARYNGOSCOPY; LETTER; LUNG VENTILATION; OBSTETRIC PROCEDURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESPIRATION CONTROL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; VIDEOLARYNGOSCOPE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; PRESSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CRICOID CARTILAGE; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; PRESSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84965148388     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/anae.13492     Document Type: Letter

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