Value of knowing physical characteristics of the airway device before using it

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 12-16

  Van Zundert, A A J ^a   Skinner, M W ^b   Van Zundert, T C R V ^c   Luney, S R ^d,e   Pandit, J J ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b ROYAL HOBART HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^f OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HUMAN; LARYNGEAL MASK; LARYNGOSCOPE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION CONTROL; RESPIRATORY EQUIPMENT; REVIEW; SUPRAGLOTTIC AIRWAY DEVICE; DEVICES; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDITORIAL;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL;

EID: 84977177564     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aew106     Document Type: Editorial

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