A prospective cohort study of awake fibreoptic intubation practice at a tertiary centre

Anaesthesia

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 694-703

  El Boghdadly, K ^a   Onwochei, D N ^a   Cuddihy, J ^a   Ahmad, I ^a  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

airway assessment; airway management; fibreoptic intubation; intubation techniques; training

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; ANESTHETIC AGENT; FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWAKE FIBREOPTIC INTUBATION; BLEEDING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HUMAN; INTUBATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OPERATOR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGENATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOTHERAPY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; STRIDOR; SURGERY; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; VOMITING; ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS; BRONCHOSCOPY; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; DEVICES; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FIBER OPTICS; HEAD; INCIDENCE; NECK; PROCEDURES; RESPIRATION CONTROL; TREATMENT FAILURE; VERY ELDERLY; WAKEFULNESS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIRWAY MANAGEMENT; BODY MASS INDEX; BRONCHOSCOPY; COHORT STUDIES; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; FEMALE; FIBER OPTIC TECHNOLOGY; HEAD; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INCIDENCE; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; TREATMENT FAILURE; WAKEFULNESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85019018688     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/anae.13844     Document Type: Article

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