The influence of different patient positions during rapid induction with severe regurgitation on the volume of aspirate and time to intubation: A prospective randomised manikin simulation study

BMC Anesthesiology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2019, Pages

  Pierre, Michael St ^a   Krischke, Frederick ^a   Luetcke, Bjoern ^a   Schmidt, Joachim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Airway management; Aspiration; Patient safety; Rapid sequence induction; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL PROCEDURE; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BODY POSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMIC FLUID REGURGITATION; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEAD-DOWN TILT; HUMAN; MEDICAL STUDENT; PATIENT POSITIONING; PROCESS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATION CONTROL; RESUSCITATION; REVERSE TRENDELENBURG POSITION; SELLICK POSITION; ADULT; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; LARYNGOSCOPE; LARYNGOSCOPY; MALE; MANIKIN; PROCEDURES; VOMITING;

ADULT; AIRWAY MANAGEMENT; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHESIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEAD-DOWN TILT; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGOSCOPES; LARYNGOSCOPY; MALE; MANIKINS; PATIENT POSITIONING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VOMITING;

EID: 85060542797     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712253     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12871-019-0686-x     Document Type: Article

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