From evidence based on practice to evidence-based practice: time for a difficult airway management research strategy

Anaesthesia

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2019, Pages 135-139

  Ahmad, I ^a   El Boghdadly, K ^a  

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

Author keywords

airway management; evidence based medicine; guidelines; methodology; supraglottic airway device

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESPIRATION CONTROL; ANESTHESIA; METHODOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ANESTHETIC AGENT;

AIRWAY MANAGEMENT; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETICS, GENERAL; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; RESEARCH DESIGN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 85055088301     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/anae.14452     Document Type: Editorial

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